2009 Aerolift Ilyushin Il-76 crash

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On 9 March 2009, an Ilyushin Il-76T, an Aerolift cargo flight for the African Union Mission to Somalia from Entebbe International Airport, Uganda, to Aden Adde International Airport, Somalia, crashed into Lake Victoria shortly after take off, killing all 11 people on board. The investigation into the accident could not identify with certainty the cause of the crash, but it was hypothesized and deemed highly likely that the aircraft suffered from engine problems shortly after take off, and that they were mismanaged by the crew due to various factors.

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