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Retired cockpit recordings of last month’s deadly Air India -Crash reveal a moment of confusion between the pilots after the engines of the aircraft lost abruptly, just a few seconds after taking off.
The engines of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner – which crashed and caused the deadliest aviation accident in a decade – were starved of fuel when the Cutoff switches suddenly turned halfway through the flight, according to a provisional report released on Saturday by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.
The London Jetliner started crashing less than a minute after he left Ahmedabad Airport in Ahmedabad on June 12 West -IndiaA total of 260 people killed and miraculously leave a British national as the only survivor.
According to the report, one pilot is heard of the cockpit voting recorder who asks the other: “Why did he break down”, to which the other responded that “he did not do that.” The voices were not attributed to pilot captain Sumeet Sabharwal or Co-Pilot Clive Kundar.
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Officials looking for evidence on Air India Plane Crash site on 13 June 2025, in Ahmedabad, India. (Raju Shinde / Hindustan Times / Getty images)
Researchers discovered that the switches of the fuel control of “running” were turned over to “cutting” almost simultaneously shortly after the launch. However, the report did not clarify how or why the switches have changed positions. These switches are usually used to close engines after landing or in emergency situations, such as a motorcycle fire – not during the take off.
At the crash location, both fuel switches were found in the “Run” position, which indicates that the engines were automatically covered, but were unable to quickly reverse the rapid thrust of the aircraft, according to the report.
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The back of Air India Flight 171 is depicted on the site after crashing on 12 June 2025 in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad. (Sam Panthhaky / AFP / Getty images)
The crash has increased renewed control over the design and placement of the critical switches for fuel closures.
The report noted that in 2019 the US Federal Aviation Administration a special warning for information Bulletin (SAIB) of the airworthiness has issued that some Boeing 737 fuel switches were installed with their locking functions. However, the issue was not considered dangerous enough to require compulsory repairs or actions according to the federal air -ranking rules.
The same switch design was used in Air India’s doomed aircraft, but Air India did not carry out inspections because the alert was advisory.
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Thick black smoke rises from a residential area after Air India Flight 171 on June 12, 2025 in Ahmedabad crashed. (Vijay Patani / AFP / Getty images)
Air India confirmed that in a statement The airline Had received the provisional report from the AAIB and said that it would continue to collaborate with researchers.
“Air India is in solidarity with the families and those affected by the AI171 accident,” said Air India. “We continue to mourn the loss and are fully committed to support in this difficult time.”
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“Air India works closely with stakeholders, including supervisors,” Air India continued. “We continue to collaborate fully with the AAIB and other authorities such as them Research is progressing. ”
AAIB is expected to produce a more detailed report in 12 months.
