Aerolift Ilyushin IL-76T plane crash

Lake Victoria, Uganda 9th March, 2009

Key facts

Airline: Aerolift
Aircraft: Ilyushin IL-76T
Location: Lake Victoria, Uganda
Date: 9th March, 2009
People on board: 11
Fatalities: 11

Updated on 29th August 2026

Accident account

The Ilyushin IL-76 cargo plane owned by the Russian-based Aerolift international cargo company was chartered by Dynacorp to transport tents and water purification equipment for the African Peace Mission to Somalia. 7 passengers and 4 crewmembers were onboard. The plane took off from Entebbe Airport, Uganda, bound for Mogadishu International Airport, Somalia. The IL-76 crashed into Lake Victoria shortly after takeoff, killing all the people onboard.