Air India crash: Did ‘electric fire’ in tail cause the deadly crash? Air India plane crash: Investigators probing the cause of the crash of Air India AI-171 flight have turned their focus to the tail of the plane They are looking for signs of a ‘contained electrical fire’, suspecting it could have disrupted flight sensors and cut off fuel supply
Air India Flight 171 - Wikipedia As per the preliminary report released by the AAIB on 8 July 2025, the crash was caused by both engines losing thrust due to fuel starvation after their fuel control switches moved from the "RUN" to "CUTOFF" position The cause of the switch movement remains under investigation
Engine 1 and Engine 2 cut off within 1 second: What caused Air India . . . A preliminary report on the Air India 171 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260, reveals a sequence of engine shutdowns moments after takeoff Cockpit recordings indicate pilot confusion regarding the fuel cutoff, and a distress call was issued just before the crash
Air India Crash Explained - Airline Ratings Fuel supply to the engines is the primary cause of the Air India Crash according to the preliminary report How this happened is alarming