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New Delhi: The tragic air accident that took place in Ahmedabad on 12 June 2025 shook everyone. People have still not forgotten this accident. Let us tell you that Air India flight AI171 crashed just 30 seconds after take-off. Now the report of this accident has come out in which many things are being revealed. This initial report tells how much the Boeing 787-8 aircraft that met with the accident weighed at the time of flight, how much it should have weighed and how much fuel was filled in it. Let us tell you that out of the 242 people on board the plane, 241 died in the accident, while 19 people also died on the ground. Only one person on board the plane survived the accident.
The weight of the plane was completely within the prescribed limit
According to the initial report of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), 54,200 kg of fuel was filled in the plane at the time of take-off. According to the load and trim sheet, the take-off weight of the aircraft was 2,13,401 kg, which was less than the maximum permitted weight of 2,18,183 kg. That is, the weight was completely within the prescribed limit. Apart from this, there was no dangerous goods in the plane. In such a situation, the question arises that when the weight and fuel quantity were within the prescribed limit, and there was no dangerous goods, then what happened in 30 seconds that the plane crashed?
The pilots could not understand how the fuel was stopped
According to the report, the plane took off on June 12 at 1:38:39 pm (08:08:39 UTC). At that time the co-pilot was flying the plane, while the captain was monitoring it. Just a few seconds after take-off, the plane achieved a maximum airspeed of 180 knots. But soon after, at 08:08:42 UTC, the fuel cutoff switches of both engines (Engine 1 and Engine 2) moved from run to cutoff position at a difference of one second. This stopped the supply of fuel to the engines, and the speed of both engines (N1 and N2) started decreasing rapidly. Cockpit voice recordings showed that the plane’s fuel was cut off suddenly, and both pilots could not understand why this happened.
‘Why did you turn off the fuel…’ What did the two pilots talk about before the Ahmedabad plane crash
New Delhi: It has been a month since the Ahmedabad plane crash. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which is investigating the case, has released its preliminary report. This report has revealed that the cockpit voice recording during the Air India accident in Ahmedabad on June 12 records an important conversation between the two pilots during the engine failure.
What did the pilots talk about?
According to the 15-page report of the AAIB, one pilot was heard asking, “Why did you turn off the fuel?”, to which the other replied, “I did not do that.” This conversation took place when the fuel cutoff switches of both the engines of the plane changed from ‘run’ to ‘cutoff’ at 13:38:42 IST (08:08:42 UTC). At this very time, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had reached a maximum speed of 180 knots.
Both the pilots were very experienced
During the accident, two pilots were in control of flight number AI171, Captain Sumit Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder. 56-year-old Captain Sabharwal was a very experienced pilot, who had more than 15,600 flight hours of experience, including more than 8,500 flight hours on Boeing 787. Apart from this, 32-year-old First Officer Kunder had gained more than 3,400 flight hours of experience and was with Air India since 2017. Both had license and qualification to fly Boeing 787 aircraft.
260 people died in the accident
The plane took off at 1:38:39 pm Indian time and at 1:39:05 a pilot gave the message ‘Mayday-Mayday-Mayday’. This accident is being considered one of the worst plane accidents in India in decades and it was the first incident related to Boeing 787 in which the plane was completely destroyed. Let us tell you that on June 12 last month, an Air India plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad. 260 people died in this accident. Out of the 242 people on board the plane, only one person survived.
