Ilyushin II-76 crash, Sep 23, 2023 (2 killed), Gao
Ilyushin II-76 accident on September 23, 2023 near Gao, Gao, Mali with 2 fatalities. Cause: Not published. The aircraft is believed to have landed too...
- Date: September 23, 2023
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Gao, Gao, Mali
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not published. The aircraft is believed to have landed too far down the runway.
An Il 76 overran runway 06 at Gao in Mali, crashed in a ravine about 500 meters past the runway end and burned. The toll is unclear: one database lists two crew killed, while other reports suggest many more. The aircraft was reportedly handed to the Malian Air Force by Wagner a week earlier.