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Ahmedabad Air India Plane Crash: 270 people died in Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Crash held in Ahmedabad. AAIB submitted the preliminary investigation report to the Ministry of Aviation on 9 June. The possibility is being expressed …Read more
Highlights
- 270 people died in Air India crash.
- The investigation report of the accident may be public today.
- Possible reasons include pilot’s mistake, engine failure.
It is noteworthy that Air India’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Plane at around 1:17 pm on 12 June 2025 crashed into the residential complex of BJ Medical College in Meghani Nagar a few seconds after flying from Ahmedabad Airport. There were 230 passengers and 12 crew members in this plane. In this plane crash, 229 passengers out of 230 and all 12 crew members lost their lives. In this accident, the passenger Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, who was miraculously sitting on seat number 11A, was survived, who is a British citizen.
A few hours after the plane crash, the aircraft Executive Investigation Bureau of Investigation Bureau (AAIB) reached the incident. On 13 June, the black box and digital video recorder (DVR) of the plane was recovered, which was found on the roof of the hostel. To investigate other aspects of the crash, the Central Government had also formed a high -level committee under the chairmanship of Home Secretary Govind Mohan, which is to be submitted its report in three months. At the same time, AAIB has completed preliminary investigation into the causes of crash within a month. Hope to make this report public today.
These can be the reason for a plane crash
| Did there be a mistake in the takeoff configuration? | At the time of the accident, the height of the plane was about 625 feet and the speed was around 174 knots. Landing gears were open and flaps were also raised. In such a situation, there is a possibility that the engine did not get the thrust due to the wrong setting of flaps and made mistakes like rotation. |
| Did the pilot miss? | Captain Sumit Sabarwal and co-pilot Clive Kundar were an experienced pilot, despite its wrong thrust setting or wrong assessment of weight, the plane crashed. |
| Did the accident happen due to the scorching heat? | The possibility is also being expressed that the heat of 43 degrees Celsius reduced the power of the engine and could not get the necessary thrust for takeoff. |
| Was the aircraft engine failed? | The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is powered by the Genx engine. The possibilities of technical fault in the engine or bird strike have also been observed during the investigation. |
| Did fuel tank carelessness in maintenance? | The possibility is also being expressed that due to the presence of water in the plane’s fuel tank, the engine stopped working and the power supply of the plane stopped. Due to which the thrust was not found and the plane crashed. |
Anoop Kumar Mishra is Associated with News18 digital for the last 3 years and is working on the post of assistant editor. He writes on health, aviation and defense sector. He also covers development related to …Read more
Anoop Kumar Mishra is Associated with News18 digital for the last 3 years and is working on the post of assistant editor. He writes on health, aviation and defense sector. He also covers development related to … Read more
