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Latest revision as of 10:49, 27 October 2022
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 February 1990 |
| Site | Diyamu , Salamat |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Il-76T |
| Operator | Salamati Airforce |
| Registration | SLIL911 |
| Flight origin | Narqa Military Airport, Salamat |
| Destination | Douara-Thalathi Military Airport, Salamat |
| Occupants | 22 |
| Crew | 22 |
| Fatalities | 22 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1990 Salamati Airforce plane crash occurred on February 16 1990 in Narqa, about 16 kilometers west of the capital of Salamat, Dar Al Hamma. The airplane was an Ilyushin-76T registered with the tail number SLIL911, and the airplane's first flight was in May 1986.
Chronology of the flight
An Ilyushin-76T, owned by the 184th supply squadron of the Salamati Airforce, from Narqa Military Airport in destination to Douara-Thalathi Military Airport, took off at around 6:10 pm local time on February 16 1990. The plane crashed 2 and a half minutes after taking off, due to a fire on the right wing of the plane, which spread to an engine. The pilot managed to avoid the village of Diyamu and crashed in a field at about 1 kilometer east of Diyamu. The 22 passengers died.