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The wreckage of the crashed Air India Flight 171
The wreckage of the crashed Air India Flight 171

Air India Flight 171 was a scheduled passenger flight from Ahmedabad Airport in India to London Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom that crashed 32 seconds after takeoff at 13:39 IST (08:09 UTC) on 12 June 2025. All 12 crew members and 229 of the 230 passengers aboard died. On the ground, 19 people were killed and 67 others were seriously injured. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operated by Air India crashed into the hostel block of B. J. Medical College in Ahmedabad, 1.7 kilometres (1 mi; 0.9 nmi) from the runway. The aircraft was destroyed, and several college buildings were severely damaged by the impact and subsequent fire. This was the first fatal accident and hull loss involving a 787 since the type entered service in 2011. According to a preliminary report released on 8 July 2025 by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), the aircraft's two enhanced airborne flight recorders revealed that the crash was caused by both engines losing thrust after their fuel control switches moved from RUN to CUTOFF a few seconds after liftoff. No cause for the switch movement was given. The crash remains under investigation.

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