2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 crash
[4] There had been a report with unverified claims circulating on the internet stating that the aircraft had actually been carrying a secret load of infantry fighting vehicles for Ugandan troops.Registered as EW-78849,[7] the Il-76 had been on a chartered cargo flight carrying equipment to Ugandan AMISOM peacekeepers in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.[1][9] Much of the equipment on board EW-78849 was for repairing the aircraft damaged earlier;[citation needed] the rest of the cargo was humanitarian aid.[2] According to Somali Interior Minister Mohamed Mahamud Guled, as soon as it reached 10,000 feet (3,000 m) altitude, the pilot reported a problem in engine number two, stating that he would turn back to the airport.[8] He was in the process of attempting to return to the airport for an emergency landing[11] when one wing exploded,[12] separated from the aircraft and fell into the Indian Ocean, while the rest of the plane continued, on fire, along the beach at a low altitude before crashing.[22] An investigation was launched by the Belarusian transport prosecutor's office for violations of Article 126 of the Criminal Code, which concerns international terrorism.