Draft:Aeroflot Flight 9981

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Aeroflot Flight 9981
Wreckage of Flight 9981
Accident
Date10 August 1996 (1996-08-10)
SummaryRunway excursion due to pilot error
Site Italy, (0.67 mi) from Torino Airport. San Francesco al Campo, Turin, Italy
45°13′43″N 7°39′13″E / 45.22861°N 7.65361°E / 45.22861; 7.65361
Total fatalities4
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-124
OperatorAeroflot on behalf of Ayaks Cargo
RegistrationRA-82069
Flight originChkalovsky Airport, Moscow, Russia
DestinationTurin-Caselle Airport, Turin, Italy
Occupants23
Crew23
Fatalities2
Survivors21
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities2

Aeroflot Flight 9981 was on a repositioning flight from Chkalovsky Airport, Moscow, Russia to Turin-Caselle Airport, Turin, Italy to collect Ferrari cars to be delivered in Brunei. When approaching Turin-Caselle Airport, the runway was not long enough and a go-around was attempted at an altitude of 15 meters (50 feet). Shortly afterwards the plane crashed into the small town of San Francesco al Campo where it struck trees and a building. Four people were killed, including two on the ground.[1][2]

Background[edit]

The aircraft involved in the accident in 1986 under its previous registration.

Accident[edit]

Flight crew[edit]

The captain of the flight was Alexei Sergeevich Boroday and the first officier being Alexander Ugryumovich Timofeev.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "8 October 1996 - Aeroflot 9981". tailstrike.com.
  2. ^ "Crash of an Antonov AN-124-100 in Torino: 4 killed". B3A – Bureau of Aircraft Accident Archives.

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