Air India Crash: Who Cut Off The AI-171 Fuel Switch? Top Pilot Reveals

Air India Crash: Who Cut Off The AI-171 Fuel Switch? Top Pilot Reveals

A month after the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad that killed at least 270 people, a preliminary report into what is now considered India’s worst aviation disaster in decades has revealed a chilling detail: both engine fuel switches shifted from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ within seconds of each other, just moments after take-off.

The 15-page report, released early Saturday by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), states that both fuel control switches transitioned to the 'CUTOFF' position with just a one-second gap—shutting down the engines and triggering a devastating crash.

Black box recordings from the cockpit reveal a moment of confusion between the pilots. One is heard asking, “Why did you cut off?” The other replies, “I didn’t.”

With both pilots denying responsibility in their final moments, the mystery deepens: Who—or what—cut off the fuel?
Veteran aviation expert Capt. C.S. Randhawa weighs in, attempting to decode this unexplained and tragic failure.


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