Crash of an Ilyushin II-76 in Entebbe: 11 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 2009 at 0540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-76
Operator:
Aérolift
Registration:
S9-SAB
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Entebbe - Mogadishu
MSN:
073410301
YOM:
1977
Location:
Entebbe
Central
Country:
Uganda
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off at night, while climbing, the aircraft nose dived and crashed into Lake Victoria, 10 km south from Entebbe airport. All 10 occupants were killed among them 3 Army Officer from Burundi and one Army Officer from Uganda. They were flying to Mogadishu on behalf of the American operator Dynacore.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Luxor: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 20, 2009 at 0418 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Aérolift
Registration:
S9-SVN
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kisangani-Entebbe-Louxor-Nikolaev
MSN:
6 3 443 10
YOM:
1966
Flight number:
LFT1015
Location:
Luxor
Luxor
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:

The aircraft crashed on take off from Luxor airport in unknown circumstances. All 5 crew members were killed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Mbuji-Mayi

Date & Time: Jan 24, 2006 at 1150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Aérolift
Registration:
9Q-CER
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Goma-Mbuji-Mayi
Location:
Mbuji-Mayi
Kasai-Oriental
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a cargo flight from Goma to Mbuji-Mayi with a crew of 4 and fuel barrel on board. The aircraft landed hard, causing both wings to break down. The aircraft lost partially its undercarriage and skidded 500 metres before coming to rest on the left side of runway. A fire erupted in the back of the airplane which was damaged beyond economical repair.
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