AI171, Air India and Ahmedabad plane crash
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Investigators probing the June crash of Air India Flight 171, which killed 260 people, have uncovered a perplexing clue:
Preliminary report reveals crucial details about the aircraft’s configuration and control inputs during the final moments of the flight, based on EAFR data and post-impact inspection.
AAIB's preliminary report reveals both fuel switches on AI171 moved to cutoff seconds after takeoff, causing loss of thrust and cockpit confusion
The AAIB found that in the Boeing 787-8 crash, which killed 270 people, the fuel cutoff switches moved from 'RUN' to 'CUTOFF' within a second of each other.