Air India crash: Victims families stunned after report says engine fuel switches were cut off beforeplanewentdown

<img src="https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/air-india-plane-crash-684fc46740293__700-68572eace71f4__700-6872a2380ddab__700.jpg">Families of the Air Indiacrash victims have been left stunned after Indias preliminary investigation found that the fuel supply to both engines was shut off just seconds after takeoff.Last month, theLondon Gatwick-bound flightcame downin a residential area ofAhmedabadon 12 June, k!lling a total of 260 people.Now, a preliminary report published by Indias Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, which is part of theongoing probeinto what caused theBoeing 787-8 Dreamlinerto come down, has found that fuel control switches were moved to cut-off position as the aircraft rose from take-off.The 15-page document also includes a conversation between the pilots on the fuel controls before the crash.In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cut-off. The other pilot responded that he did not do so, it stated.Following the reports release, Badasab Syed, 59 who lost his brother, 49-year-old IT professional Inayat Syed, his sister-in-law, and their two children in the tragedy, told the BBC he has just been left with more questions, as he asked whether the tragedy was avoidable.Of the 242 people onboard flight AI171 toLondon Gatwick, 241 were killed, including 53 British nationals.The flight crashed into a hostel complex at Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College, k!lling several students and residents on the ground. Only one passenger, a British-Indianman seated in 11A survived.The post <a href="http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2025/7/air-india-crash-victims-families-stunned-after-report-says-engine-fuel-switches-were-cut-off-before-plane-went-down.html">Air India crash: Victims families stunned after report says engine fuel switches were cut off beforeplanewentdown</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lindaikejisblog.com">Linda Ikeji Blog</a>.
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