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Air India Pilots' Chilling Cockpit Exchange Before Devastating Crash - Liverpool Echo
AHMEDABAD, INDIA, JUL 12 – Preliminary findings show fuel cutoff switches caused both engines to fail shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people including 19 on the ground, with investigations ongoing.
- On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed near Ahmedabad after fuel switches shut off, killing 260.
- Investigators found both fuel supply switches on the Dreamliner shifted to CUTOFF seconds after takeoff, with unclear intent and no mechanical faults identified.
- Although the switches cut off seconds after liftoff, Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorder logs remain inconclusive on why or how the activation occurred.
- The crash killed 241 onboard and around 19 on ground, with only British survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh escaping the wreckage.
- The AAIB investigation remains ongoing, involving Boeing, US NTSB, and other international experts, with additional evidence review expected beyond the ICAO 30-day reporting deadline.
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Air India plane crash: Expert reveals what went wrong moment before tragic accident, says, ‘wasn't a pilot error’
A report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau attributes the Air India flight AI171 crash to a chip malfunction. The crash killed 260 people, and a former pilot suggests the pilots may not be at fault, highlighting the need for maintenance checks on critical components.
The Air India plane that crashed on 12 June was condemned almost immediately after taking off, after both engines ran out of fuel and the pilots ran out of time to regain control and avoid the catastrophe.A 15-page preliminary report submitted on 11 July provided the first detailed account of the fateful 32 seconds between takeoff in Ahmedabad and the descent into an urban district just beyond the perimeter of the airport, where the company's Bo…
Air India Crash report: Tale of the aircraft’s 2 fuel control switches, from lift-off to wreckage
AI 171 crash report, Air India Ahmedabad crash report: The Boeing 787-8 aircraft’s engine fuel control switches transitioned from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ position within a second of each other moments after lift-off, leading to the worst aviation disaster involving an Indian airline in four decades.
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