Priyanka Chaturvedi on Air India Plane Crash: Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Kinnajarpu Rammohan Naidu, raising a serious objection to the interim report released by the Air India Flight AI171 accident on the Air India Flight AI171 accident. He questioned how this report reached international media, especially The Wall Street Journal before being officially released in India.
It is wrong to convict dead pilot: Chaturvedi
Priyanka said, “I was not surprised at all that the report has completely convicted the pilot who has lost his life in this accident and can not present his side now.” He also alleged that a clean chit has been given to the three big companies, while she was responsible for the safety of passengers.
Demand for investigation and transparency of report leaks
Chaturvedi demanded in the letter that the report should be formally investigated by the report, the identity of the author of the report should be made public and the names and signature reports of all the members of the inquiry panel should be shown in the report. He said that the report was released “quietly” late at night, no press briefing was done nor there was transparency in conclusions.
Objection of pilot organizations also registered
He informed that pilot organizations have also objected to the investigation process. He says that there was no experienced aviator in the investigation team. Pilots’ organizations voluntarily offered to join as a technical supervisor to maintain fairness and technical accuracy.
Accused of tarnishing the image of pilot from media leaks
Priyanka Chaturvedi said that by leaking selected parts of the report, the image of the late pilot is being deliberately damaged, which is “condemnable”. He demanded from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting that a clear guideline should be made for media coverage of reports of agencies like AAIB.
Need to raise voice against ‘Narrator’
Chaturvedi wrote, “AI171 cannot be made mute spectators in the crashed and its report that is being made mute spectators. It is a matter of serious concern for public safety, pilot morale and India’s global aviation image.”
What was mentioned in AAIB report
Initial report of 15 pages released by Aaib on Saturday said that the fuel control switches of both engines of the aircraft went from ‘run’ to ‘cutoff’ in a few seconds of the flight. This rapidly lost height and collided with a building, killing 260 people, including 241 passengers.
Indications from cockpit recording, not technical fault
The reports did not identify the pilots, but in the cockpit voice recording, one pilot asks the other why he cut the fuel, while the other refuses it. The report also said that no technical fault was found in the aircraft, causing the pilot error to be considered a possible reason.
Pilots Association also expressed disagreement
Airline Pilots Association of India has objected to the AAIB report. He said that the investigation has been “immersed in privacy” and is biased against the pilot. The report has been prepared in a hurry and the conclusions are prejudiced.

