US EditionUS Officials Blame Air India Captain for Crash
AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA, JUL 21 – Investigations show the Air India captain deliberately cut engine fuel supply seconds after takeoff, causing engine failure that led to the crash killing 260 people, officials said.
- An Air India Boeing 787 crashed into a neighborhood in Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 260 people shortly after takeoff.
- The crash followed both fuel-control switches moving to 'cut-off' seconds after liftoff, cutting engine power and causing total failure, as detailed in a 15-page preliminary AAIB report.
- The cockpit voice recorder captured a panicked pilot asking why the fuel was cut off, though investigators have not identified who operated the switches or spoke, and alternative causes remain possible.
- Indian investigators criticized premature media conclusions as selective and unverified, urging restraint while the full final report, expected in about a year, will clarify root causes and recommendations.
- The incident has sparked aviation safety discussions including calls for cockpit CCTV, with pilot associations condemning blame rush and emphasizing thorough reviews of maintenance and recordings.
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US officials blame Air India captain for crash
A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month supports the view that the captain cut the flow of fuel to the plane's engines, said a source briefed on US officials' early assessment of evidence. The first officer was at the controls of the Boeing 787 and asked the captain why he moved the fuel switches into a position that starved the engines of fuel and requested that he restore the fuel …
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