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.

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