Moscow - Torino - Abu Dhabi - Bandar Seri Begawan

On October 8, 1996 at 10:50 AM, Moscow - Torino - Abu Dhabi - Bandar Seri Begawan experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-124, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Torino-Caselle Piedmont.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.

23 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 19 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 17.4%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 19, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 2.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Moscow-Chkalovsky Airport bound for Torino, carrying 19 passengers and four crew members. The aircraft should be loaded with Ferrari cars to be delivered in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, following a fuel stop at Abu Dhabi Airport. While descending to Torino-Caselle Airport, the crew was informed about the weather conditions at destination: wind variable at 3 knots, visibility 2,000 metres, RVR runway 36 more than 1,500 metres, light rain, scattered at 1,500 feet, scattered at 3,500 feet, broken at 7,000 feet, OAT and dew point 13°C, QNH 1012. On final approach to runway 36, the crew was unable to establish a visual contact with the runway and the captain decided to initiate a go-around procedure. Unfortunately, this decision was taken too late. While climbing, the aircraft struck trees and crashed onto houses located in the village of San Francesco al Campo, about one km from the runway end. The aircraft, a house and a barn were destroyed. Both pilots, two people on the ground and 20 cows in the barn were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-82069, MSN 977305591, year of manufacture 1993.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.2010°, 7.6490°.