India What was happening in the last eight minutes before the passenger plane crashed?
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An Air India passenger plane, Flight AI171, bound for London Gatwick from Ahmedabad, India, crashed on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Here's what is known about the last minutes before the crash, based on available reports: * Take-off: The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off from Ahmedabad Airport at 1:38 PMRead more
An Air India passenger plane, Flight AI171, bound for London Gatwick from Ahmedabad, India, crashed on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
See lessHere’s what is known about the last minutes before the crash, based on available reports:
* Take-off: The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off from Ahmedabad Airport at 1:38 PM local time (IST) from runway 23.
* Mayday Call: Shortly after departure, the pilots issued a “Mayday” distress call to Air Traffic Control (ATC), indicating a serious emergency on board.
* Loss of Signal: According to flight tracking websites like Flightradar24, the aircraft reached a maximum height of 625 feet (190m). The last signal from the aircraft was received “just seconds after take off.”
* No Further Response: After the Mayday call, there was no further response from the aircraft to calls made by ATC.
* Crash: The plane crashed within approximately five minutes of taking off, impacting a residential area called Meghani Nagar, outside the airport perimeter.
While the exact sequence of events during those few minutes leading to the crash is under investigation, the key points are the distress call and the rapid loss of contact and altitude shortly after takeoff.