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The AAIB released a 15-page preliminary report on AI171 Air India crash says both engines unexpectedly shut down 32 seconds after the plane took off.
The Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members was on its way to the United Kingdom when it crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on June 12, killing all aboard, except for one survivor, and several people on the ground, according to authorities.
Cockpit recordings from the Air India crash reveal pilot confusion after fuel cutoff switches mysteriously flipped during takeoff, causing engines to lose power in the disaster.
The 15-page preliminary report by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIIB), released early on Saturday, has found that the fuel supply to both engines of Air India flight AI171 was cut off within a second of each other, causing confusion in the ...
A preliminary AAIB report reveals both engines of Air India AI171 shut down seconds after take-off, causing a crash that killed 260 people.
The Air Accidents Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has confirmed that both pilots operating the ill-fated Air India Flight AI171 were medically fit, well-rested, and properly licensed before the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12,