The AI 171 crash took place on June 12, when the London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The aircraft hit a hostel building at BJ Medical College, killing 241 of the 242 people on board. On Friday, the AAIB released its preliminary report into the crash. It described a critical situation that developed just 90 seconds after takeoff, when both engines shut down unexpectedly during the climb. This led to a loss of thrust and a rapid drop in altitude. The father of Sanket Goswami, a 19-year-old student who died in last month’s Air India AI 171 crash, stated that he was “not satisfied” with the preliminary investigation report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, and requested the government to conduct a “thorough investigation”.
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