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2023 Gao Ilyushin Il-76 crash

23 Sept 2023 · Gao International Airport, Gao, Mali

Malian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76TD · Crashed after runway excursion for reasons currently unknown

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Event

Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
Accident
Event fatalities
Unknown
Ground fatalities
Unknown
Occupants
Unknown
Survivors
0
InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
Unknown
OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
Military

Ilyushin Il-76TD

Aircraft type
Ilyushin IL-76
Category
Airplane · from aircraft type
RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
TZ-98T
Onboard fatalities
Unknown
Route
From not recordedTo not recorded

Approximate · Estimated position: Gao International Airport, the airport the Wikipedia article names as the site. Where on or near it is not known.

From the Wikipedia article

On 23 September 2023, an Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft crashed at Gao International Airport, Mali, after overrunning the runway. The crash reportedly killed an unknown number of people.

Crash

The aircraft crashed on the 2500 m long runway 06L at Gao International Airport, after landing too far down the runway. The aircraft then broke into several parts and caught on fire.

It has not been confirmed how many passengers were on the aircraft, only 7 crew members were confirmed to be on board. Though the exact number of casualties remains unclear, it is speculated that the aircraft's Russian pilot and a Malian lieutenant colonel were amongst the fatalities of the crash.

Text from the Wikipedia article “2023 Gao Ilyushin Il-76 crash” (revision 1365779286, retrieved 2026-09-18) by its authors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Extracted as plain text: references, tables, images and some sections are left out. Read the article

Sources

Wikipedia article: 2023 Gao Ilyushin Il-76 crash
Article
2023 Gao Ilyushin Il-76 crash
Revision
1365779286 · 2026-07-24 · retrieved 2026-09-18
Wikidata
Q122897577
Licence
Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Record
Wikipedia article "2023 Gao Ilyushin Il-76 crash" (page 74926212, revision 1365779286)
Date
Wikipedia infobox: date
Place and country
Wikipedia infobox: site
Map position
airport the Wikipedia infobox site links (Wikidata code, OurAirports)
Aircraft, operator and route
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
Operation
operator named as an armed force or military unit in the infobox
Fatalities
not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
Ground fatalities
not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
Summary
Wikipedia infobox: summary
Source notes (1)
  • Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.