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Air India Crash Probe: Captain Suspected of Fuel Cutoff Before Deadly Accident, WSJ Reports

Air India Crash Probe: Captain Suspected of Fuel Cutoff Before Deadly Accident, WSJ Reports

Air India Crash Probe: Captain Suspected of Fuel Cutoff Before Deadly Accident, WSJ Reports A critical new detail has emerged in the investigation into the fatal Air India Flight AI171 crash, suggesting the captain may have intentionally cut off fuel to the engines just after takeoff. The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with early U.S. official assessments, reports that dialogue from the cockpit voice recording indicates the captain was responsible for activating the fuel cutoff switches, prompting panic from…

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