Plane crash near Boufarik

Plane crash near Boufarik
	An Ilyushin Il-76 of the Algerian Air Force
Accident summary
Accident type	Wil be inspected
place	Boufarik , Blida Province, Algeria ; 36 ° 34 ′ 2 " N , 2 ° 53 ′ 45" E Coordinates: 36 ° 34 ′ 2 " N , 2 ° 53 ′ 45" E ,
date	April 11, 2018
Fatalities	at least 257
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Ilyushin Il-76
operator	Algerian Air Force
Mark	7T-WIB or 7T-WIP
Departure airport	Boufarik
Stopover	Bechar
Destination airport	Tindūf
Passengers	at least 247
crew	10
	Lists of aviation accidents

The plane crash in Boufarik was an aircraft accident involving an Ilyushin Il-76 of the Algerian Air Force on April 11, 2018 near the airport of the Algerian capital Boufarik , around 30 kilometers southwest of Algiers . The transport plane was on a domestic flight to the airport in the district capital, Bechar . It crashed into a field shortly after taking off from Boufarik Airport and burned out. According to the Defense Ministry, at least 257 people were killed. The majority of those killed were soldiers and their families as well as 26 members of the Polisario Front. The Frente Polisario itself was based on 30 Sahrawis on board who had previously received medical treatment.

In terms of the number of fatalities, the crash is the most serious in the history of Algerian aviation to date (October 2018).

the accident

According to witness statements, part of the aircraft, presumably a wing, was already on fire before the impact at around 8:00 a.m. local time. The pilots are said to have consciously steered the machine over uninhabited areas in order to prevent victims on the ground.

After the accident, several newspapers reported about the poor condition of the outdated aircraft, but the exact cause of the accident is unknown.

Reactions

The Algerian President Bouteflika proclaimed a three-day state mourning and ordered prayers for the dead on the following Friday . These were held across the country, as well as in other countries such as Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. For its part, the Frente Polisario ordered a seven-day state mourning for the not generally recognized Democratic Arab Republic of the Sahara . Immediately after the crash, numerous heads of state and government expressed their condolences, including the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Pope Francis .

Web links

Accident report IL-76 7T-WIV , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on July 22, 2018.

annotation

↑ According to information from Algerian aviation circles, it is the aircraft with the registration number 7T-WIP; However, a photo spread on social media shows passengers in front of the open ramp of 7T-WIB.

Individual evidence

↑ magic: Algeria - members of the Polisario aboard the misfortune machine. In: Maghreb Post . April 12, 2018 ( maghreb-post.de [accessed April 21, 2018]).
↑ Airplane crashed in Algeria - more than a hundred dead , Spiegel Online. April 11, 2018.
↑ More than 250 deaths in a military plane crash , Zeit Online. April 11, 2018.
↑ Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com): More than 250 dead in plane crash in Algeria | DW | 04/11/2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018 .
^ ^A ^b Military aircraft crash in Boufarik: Saharawi Government declares seven days of national mourning . In: Sahara Press Service . April 11, 2018 ( spsrasd.info [accessed April 21, 2018]).
↑ Algeria plane crash - what caused the military aircraft crash today, where is Boufarik and how many people died? In: The Sun . April 12, 2018 ( thesun.co.uk [accessed April 21, 2018]).
↑ ^a ^b ^c Algeria mourns 257 victims of the plane crash - pilot hero of the day . In: euronews . April 13, 2018 ( euronews.com [accessed April 21, 2018]).
^ What brought down Algerian military plane? In: Daily Nation . ( nation.co.ke [accessed April 21, 2018]).
↑ Algeria crash: Bodies of 257 victims being identified, no word on probe . In: News24 . ( news24.com [accessed April 21, 2018]).
↑ AfricaNews: Prayers up for plane crash victims across Algeria | Africanews . In: Africanews . ( africanews.com [accessed April 21, 2018]).
↑ Pope Francis sends condolences for plane crash in Algeria - Vatican News . April 12, 2018 ( vaticannews.va [accessed April 21, 2018]).

[1] According to information from Algerian aviation circles, it is the aircraft with the registration number 7T-WIP; However, a photo spread on social media shows passengers in front of the open ramp of 7T-WIB.

[2] : Algeria - members of the Polisario aboard the misfortune machine. In: Maghreb Post . April 12, 2018 ( maghreb-post.de [accessed April 21, 2018]).

[3] Airplane crashed in Algeria - more than a hundred dead , Spiegel Online. April 11, 2018.

[4] More than 250 deaths in a military plane crash , Zeit Online. April 11, 2018.

[5] Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com): More than 250 dead in plane crash in Algeria | DW | 04/11/2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018 .

[:0-6] A ^b Military aircraft crash in Boufarik: Saharawi Government declares seven days of national mourning . In: Sahara Press Service . April 11, 2018 ( spsrasd.info [accessed April 21, 2018]).

[7] Algeria plane crash - what caused the military aircraft crash today, where is Boufarik and how many people died? In: The Sun . April 12, 2018 ( thesun.co.uk [accessed April 21, 2018]).

[:1-8] Algeria mourns 257 victims of the plane crash - pilot hero of the day . In: euronews . April 13, 2018 ( euronews.com [accessed April 21, 2018]).

[9] What brought down Algerian military plane? In: Daily Nation . ( nation.co.ke [accessed April 21, 2018]).

[10] Algeria crash: Bodies of 257 victims being identified, no word on probe . In: News24 . ( news24.com [accessed April 21, 2018]).

[11] AfricaNews: Prayers up for plane crash victims across Algeria | Africanews . In: Africanews . ( africanews.com [accessed April 21, 2018]).

[12] Pope Francis sends condolences for plane crash in Algeria - Vatican News . April 12, 2018 ( vaticannews.va [accessed April 21, 2018]).