Ilyushin II-76 crash, Apr 11, 2018 (257 killed), Boufarik...
Ilyushin II-76 accident on April 11, 2018 near Boufarik AFB, Blida, Algeria with 257 fatalities.
- Date: April 11, 2018
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Boufarik AFB, Blida, Algeria
- Fatalities: 257
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
An Algerian Air Force Il 76TD carrying 247 soldiers and family members and 10 crew went into an uncontrolled descent shortly after takeoff from Boufarik air base near Algiers and crashed in farmland, burning. All 257 people on board were killed. Early testimony suggested the left wing or an engine was on fire before control was lost, but no official cause was found in the sources.