AI 171 Crash: Fuel Cutoff and a Fatal Plunge
Now, a preliminary investigation points to a chilling cause: fuel to both engines was cut off just after takeoff. The engines lost thrust. The plane had neither the altitude nor the time to recover.
What happened in those final seconds? Was it a technical failure or human error?
Guest: Jagriti Chandra, Special Correspondent at The Hindu covering aviation
Host: Anupama Chandrasekaran
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