Mogadishu - Djibouti City - Minsk

On March 23, 2007 at 02:00 PM, Mogadishu - Djibouti City - Minsk experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-76, operated by TransAviaExport Airlines, with the event recorded near Mogadishu Banaadir (<U+0628><U+0646><U+0627><U+062F><U+0631><U+200E>).

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft was departing Mogadishu on a ferry flight to Minsk with an intermediate stop in Djibouti City, carrying 4 technicians of the operator and 7 crew members who were returning to Belarus after they recovered materials and instruments from another II-76 (EW-78826) that was damaged beyond repair at Mogadishu Airport last March 9. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft was hit by a missile that struck the left wing between both engines n°1 and 2. An explosion occurred and the aircraft caught fire. The crew initiated a turn when the left wing detached and crashed in the sea. Out of control, the aircraft crashed on a beach near the airport, killing all 11 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration EW-78849, MSN 10134 05192, year of manufacture 1991.