AI-171 Crash: Air India, Boeing Cleared In Probe
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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 cousin of a man who died in the Air India plane crash has called for cockpit recordings from the flight to be released. A total of 260 people were killed when the Boeing 787 flight bound for Gatwick crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, India, on 12 June.