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Last 33 Seconds of Air India: Inside the Terrifying Final Moments of Flight Before Crash
- A Boeing 787-8 operating Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025.
- The crash followed a Mayday call by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal amid a stall about 425 feet above ground, possibly linked to dual engine failure.
- The aircraft used the full length of Ahmedabad’s single 3,500-meter runway on a hot day near 97°F, and the plane stalled before descending into a residential area.
- There were 242 people aboard, including 217 adults and 11 children; one passenger, British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh in seat 11A, survived the crash.
- The Foreign Office established a crisis team while authorities continue investigating causes such as bird strike or fuel contamination and cope with over 100 confirmed casualties.
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AI-171 was scheduled to take off at 1:10 PM. People were sitting near the boarding gate waiting for the boarding to begin. Boarding begins at 12:10 PM and the passengers in the queue slowly move towards their destination. Unaware of the fear that only a few moments of life are left.
Last 33 seconds of Air India: Inside the terrifying final moments of flight before crash
Air India plane crash: Video footage shared on social media showed the aircraft flying unusually low and struggling to gain altitude before slamming into the ground and bursting into a massive fireball. The impact was catastrophic.
Did a hydraulic failure doom Air India Flight 171?
India is a very nervous country, and it got far worse on Thursday (June 12th, 2025) when a Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff. There is no suggestion (yet) of sabotage, although that cannot be ruled out. All the passengers on the plane died in the accident, except one passenger in seat 11A. That […] The post Did a hydraulic failure doom Air India Flight 171? appeared first on Asia Times.
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