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Air India Crash: Preliminary Report Reveals Fuel Cutoff Before Impact

Air India Crash: Preliminary Report Reveals Fuel Cutoff Before Impact

Air India Crash: Preliminary Report Reveals Fuel Cutoff Before Impact A preliminary report into the fatal Air India crash that killed 260 people on June 12 has revealed that fuel to both engines was cut off moments after takeoff, leading to a rapid loss of thrust. Investigators with India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) found that flight recorder data indicated the plane’s fuel control switches moved to the cutoff position within a second of liftoff. Cockpit voice recordings captured one…

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Investigators Reveal Fuel Cutoff as Cause of Fatal Air India 171 Crash

Investigators Reveal Fuel Cutoff as Cause of Fatal Air India 171 Crash

Investigators Reveal Fuel Cutoff as Cause of Fatal Air India 171 Crash A preliminary report has concluded that a deliberate cutoff of the fuel supply to its engines caused the Air India flight 171 crash last month, killing 260 people. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, bound for London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on June 12, 2025. According to the report from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), obtained by CNN, the fuel control switches in the cockpit…

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