Preliminary reports of the Bureau of Investigation (AAIB) have been revealed about the Air India flight AI-171 aircraft accident in Ahmedabad on June 12. According to the report, just before the accident, the pilots tried to start both engines again, but due to lack of time, they could not succeed in it. Now on this, former Civil Aviation Minister and Rajiv Pratap Rudy (trained pilot), a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, said that the aircraft was technically fully well and suitable for flight.

He said, “According to the report, there was no technical fault in the aircraft. The engine and other flight systems were completely normal. The initial investigation makes it clear that the aircraft regularly took off.” He said, “The aircraft was so low that the automatic FADEC system (which turns on the engine) could not work. If the aircraft had been at 10,000 feet or at height, perhaps both engines would have turned on again.” He also said that maybe the monitoring pilot captain Sabarwal may not have adopted the necessary steps in the re-light process according to the memory checklist.

Shocking revelations in AAIB’s 15 -page preliminary report

Shocking facts have been revealed in the preliminary report of the 15 -page AAIB Bureau of Investigation (AAIB). According to the report, the aircraft had gained a maximum speed of 180 knots while flying around 8:08 am, but after just 1 second, both the engine’s fuel cut-off switch suddenly moved to the ‘Cutoff’ position from ‘Run’. Due to this, fuel stopped reaching the engine and the speed of both engines (N1 and N2 rotation) started falling rapidly.

The most surprising thing is that the conversation recorded in the cockpit voice recorder shows that the two pilots were unaware of the incident of this engine. According to the report, chief pilot Sumit Sabarwal asked C-Pilot Clive Kunder, “Why did you stop the fuel?” To this, the co-pilot replied, “I did nothing.”

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Air India Plane Crash: A major aircraft accident occurred in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Thursday (June 12, 2025). Shortly after flying from Ahmedabad Airport, an Air India plane crashed. There is a possibility of killing 242 people in this accident. After the plane crash, all flights from Ahmedabad Airport have been postponed. Explain that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement that 232 passengers and 10 crew members were aboard the Air India aircraft, which crashed in the residential area near Ahmedabad Airport.

The Boeing aircraft was seen coming down immediately after flying and crashed in the Meghani Nagar area near the airport at around 2 pm. Immediately after the accident, a large bubble of black smoke was seen in the area. The emergency response teams immediately reached the spot and started immediate rescue, withdrawal and fire fighting campaign. Government sources said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah and Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu. The Prime Minister has asked both of them to visit Ahmedabad and provide immediate help to all the people affected by this accident.

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The Prime Minister has asked Amit Shah and Ram Mohan Naidu to go to Ahmedabad and provide immediate help to all the people affected by this accident. Air India posted a post on ‘X’ and said, “Ahmedabad-London Gatwick’s flight number AI 171 crashed on 12 June 2025 today. At the moment we are finding out the details and soon we will share further information on our website as well as X handle. Police said that the aircraft crashed in Meghaninagar area of ​​Ahmedabad. An official said that many injured have been taken to the civil hospital in the city. Deputy Commissioner of Police Kanan Desai said, “We are collecting details about casualties”.