A year after Air India Flight AI-171 crashed in Ahmedabad, killing 260 people, key questions over the cause, black box data, compensation and accountability remain unanswered.
Jay Pawar, in his post on social media (Instagram), expressed profound grief and frustration over the current state of the investigation.
Reports quoted the locals as saying that the Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 aircraft VT-AJV, which was operating a medical evacuation (air ambulance) flight, lost its balance before it crashed on Monday night.
The accident had claimed six lives, including Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, after the aircraft crashed while landing near Baramati.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Thursday categorically rejected Italian media reports suggesting that the investigation into the Air…
Raising serious concerns about the investigation so far, Rohit Pawar asked, “Where is the CCTV footage of the hangar? No investigation has been done so far. All these things can be manipulated if this is not done properly”.
The flight was granted authorisation to land on Runway 11 at 8:43 am; however, they did not give a readback of the landing clearance. At 8:44 am, ground controllers saw flames erupting near the threshold of the runway.
SC issues notices to DGCA, Centre on a plea seeking indepedent and fair probe into the June 12 Air India crash in Ahemedabad , pulling up the AAIB over it preliminary report on the the crash that indicated pilots' faults for crash, terming it 'irresponsible'.
Pramila Patil, mother of crew member Maithili Patil, who died in the ill-fated Air India plane crash on June 12, reacted to the preliminary report of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and said Air India can't cause such negligence.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary investigation report into the Air India Flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad last month revealed that both fuel switches of the plane were moved to cut-off position from run within seconds after the take off leading to the crash.
