Air India: aircraft accident.... Boeing 787 VT-ANB in 12 June 2025

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https://www.nu.nl/buitenland/6358922/pa ... ffers.html
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... s?from=mdr

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https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/666 ... crash.html

AI 171 B787 Dreamliner crashed after take off with 220 pax and 12 crew onboard .

This Air India Boeing 787 was apparently bound for London....

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https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/518859

Date: Thursday 12 June 2025
Time: 08:08 UTC

Type: Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Owner/operator: Air India
Registration: VT-ANB
MSN: 36279/26

Year of manufacture: 2013
Engine model: GEnx-1B64

Fatalities: Fatalities: / Occupants: 242
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed

Category: Accident
Location: Ahmedabad-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD/VAAH) - India
Phase: Initial climb
Nature: Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport: Ahmedabad-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD/VAAH)
Destination airport: London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, is reported to have crashed after takeoff from runway 23 at Ahmedabad International Airport (AMD).

A video, purportedly of the accident, shows the aircraft descending with the undercarriage still extended until it disappears out of view, following by a large explosion.

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hxmhHz-1wXM

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-Zdk6dK5rpw

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https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c8d1r3m8z92t

There appears to be no survivors, local police chief says
published at 13:58

The police chief in Ahmedabad says there appears to be no survivors from the plane crash, according to reports from the AFP and AP news agencies.

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/ind ... 025-06-12/

There were 242 passengers on board
These included 169 Indians, 53 Britons, 7 Portuguese and 1 Canadian

[RobertMB]

According last reports there are 241 fatalities and also around 50 persons on the ground perished.
After a few hours sources reported that there is one survivor.
There are unconfirmed reports that the aircraft was unable to climb due to the ingestion of birds in both engines shortly after takeoff.

Greetz Robert

[Trabanti]

Incorrect, at least 1 passenger (or crew member - unconfirmed as yet) found alive.

[Gerard]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hxmhHz-1wXM

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-Zdk6dK5rpw

Gear down and flaps up?

[RobertMB]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hxmhHz-1wXM

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-Zdk6dK5rpw

Gear down and flaps up?

Normal configuration about one minute after takeoff.

Greetz Robert

[Flyboy]

Gear down and flaps up?

My thoughts as well. At V1 both engines were presumably [speculation mode] fulltime running and a few moments later both off AND flats up. I'm not familiare with SOP of the 787, but I observe normally first gear up and later the flaps.

Looking forward to the investigation.

[Le Addeur noir]

Incorrect, at least 1 passenger (or crew member - unconfirmed as yet) found alive.

Male passenger in seat 11A.

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...the website of the Aviation Herald is reachable again.

See
https://avherald.com/h?article=528f27ec&opt=1
for the entry concerning the Air India accident.

[Marcelb]

A lot of messages are posted at sites like Pprune.org, airliners.net and some at avherald.com. Many are repeats of questions, some are pure disinformation. Just a few have good information.

This article has an actual overview of what happened. I believe most people commenting on mentioned websites think both engines failed at the same time. Many indications observed in both videos are clues for that conclusion.
Why both engines failed is not clear. We have to wait for the results of the investigation.

https://feitoffake.wordpress.com/2025/0 ... ght-ai171/

[Key]

Preliminary report has been published on the AAIB website (front page - What's New).

The very simple yet chilling cause that seemed to match all known facts has been confirmed: both fuel switches were moved to the CUTOFF position shortly after becoming airborne.*
Investigators will be able to determine how that could have happened, but we will never know for sure what exactly actually happened. Some changes to design and/or procedures may be expected.

* One by one, they were also moved back into the RUN position but it was too late for the engines to spool up enough again.

Erik

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