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‘Mayday, No Thrust, Losing Power’: The Call that Sealed the Fate of Flight 171
- Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad on June 13, 2025, en route to London Gatwick.
- The aircraft climbed for 11 seconds, reached barely 400 feet, then lost power and issued a mayday call before crashing into a hostel in Meghani Nagar, a built-up suburb near the airport.
- The crash killed at least 290 people on board plus around 50 on the ground, injuring dozens more and leaving wreckage scattered near BJ Medical College and Hospital.
- One British passenger, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, seated in 11A, survived the crash with minor injuries and spoke from hospital, while emergency crews faced a complex, difficult recovery operation.
- The tragedy prompted condolences from leaders including Indian Prime Minister Modi, support efforts at airports and hospitals, and warnings from Downing Street about significant British casualties.
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Air India crash: Pilot's final chilling words revealed
A devastating air disaster unfolded shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport when a passenger jet bound for London Gatwick crashed less than a minute into its flight, killing all on board. The final words of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal have now been revealed. “Mayday […] no thrust, losing power, unable to lift.” Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board, crashed shortly…
Air India plane crash: Days after performing wife’s last rites, man boards tragic flight
Air India plane crash: Arjun Patolia, who recently performed his wife's last rites in Gujarat, boarded Air India flight AI-171 to reunite with his daughters. Tragically, the flight crashed shortly after takeoff.
The 60-year-old pilot was months away from retirement.
Shortly after the launch, flight AI171 crashed into the middle of a residential area. 241 people on board the Air India machine died – only one man survived. The flight recorder is now supposed to provide information about the cause, also the company Boeing promises clarification.
A plane from Air India that took off from the Indian airport of Ahmedabad to London, and which had 242 people on board, was barely 11 seconds in the air when the pilot communicated that something was very wrong.According to the British media The Telegraph, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal radioed to the ground saying: “Mayday... without pushing, losing power, unable to take off!” During the next 19 seconds, the Boeing Dreamliner lost height and rushed t…
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