Air India Initial Crash Report
BREAKING
Preliminary findings released on the recent Air India crash:
- The report focuses on pilot actions, noting that both fuel control switches were moved to the cut-off position, effectively shutting down the engines.
-Cockpit voice recordings reveal one pilot questioned the other about the “cut-off,” and the other pilot replied that they did not move them.
- Voice identification was inconclusive; during takeoff, the co-pilot was flying, while the captain was monitoring.
- The tragedy claimed over 260 lives. The sole survivor, British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh, escaped through a fuselage opening.
- One engine briefly restarted post-cutoff but couldn’t stop the plane’s deceleration; the second engine relit but failed to recover speed.
- CCTV analysis ruled out bird strike as a contributing factor, contradicting earlier speculation.
We will learn more as more details are uncovered.