India’s Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has raised fresh concerns over the Air India (AI) Flight AI171 crash, suggesting a possible electrical disturbance may have triggered a critical failure during takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD), Ahmedabad.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)
The preliminary report points to a catastrophic event where the aircraft’s fuel control switches were deliberately turned off, fatally disabling both engines shortly after takeoff.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is set to release the preliminary findings into the Air India (AI) Boeing 787-8 crash that occurred on June 12.
Pilots of the SpiceJet aircraft had expressed concerns about the dependability of the plane’s radar three months prior to the flight into the thunderstorm that badly injured 14 passengers, according to AAIB.