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India.com
17 hours ago
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- India.com
Pilot Calls Mayday At 1:39 PM, Says Aviation Ministry On Air India Crash
Civil Aviation Ministry Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha on Saturday said that the Air India flight pilot who crashed on June 12 in Ahmedabad sent a last radio message to Air Traffic Control for 'Mayday' at 1.39 PM. Civil Aviation Ministry addressed the press and stated that the flight, carrying 242 passengers and crew members, took off at 1.39 pm and after reaching a height of about 650 feet it started sinking. "On 12th June around 2 PM, we received the information that the plane going from Ahmedabad to Gatwick London had crashed. We immediately got detailed information about this through ATC Ahmedabad. This was an AIC 171 and there were a total of 242 people on board, including 230 passengers, 2 pilots and 10 crew members. This plane took off at 1:39 pm and within a few seconds, after reaching a height of about 650 feet, it started sinking," said Sinha. The government further informed that at 1:39 pm the pilot of the crashed plane informed Ahmedabad ATC that it was a May Day and when the ATS tried to reach out, they didn't get any response. "At 1:39 pm, the pilot informed Ahmedabad ATC that it was a May Day, full emergency. According to ATC, when it tried to contact the plane, it did not receive any response. Exactly after 1 minute, this plane crashed in Medhaninagar, which is located at a distance of about 2 km from the airport. The captain of the plane was Sumit Sabharwal and the first officer was Clive Sundar," he added. #WATCH | #AhmedabadPlaneCrash | Delhi: Samir Kumar Sinha, Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, says "On 12th June around 2PM, we received the information that the plane going from Ahmedabad to Gatwick London had crashed. We immediately got detailed information about this… June 14, 2025 Ministry Secretary Sinha also informed that the plane had completed the Paris-Delhi-Ahmedabad sector before the accident. "As far as the entire history of the plane is concerned, before this accident, the plane had completed the Paris-Delhi-Ahmedabad sector without any accident," said Sinha.
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First Post
a day ago
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- First Post
‘No power, no thrust:' Air India pilot's 5-second distress call to Ahmedabad ATC emerges
Senior Air India pilot Captain Sumit Sabharwal sent a 5-second distress call to the Ahmedabad ATC right after the plane took off read more People near the debris of the Air India plane that crashed moments after taking off from the airport, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Thursday, June 12, 2025. The London-bound plane was carrying 242 passengers. (Photo: PTI Photo) Two days after the Air India disaster in Ahmedabad, an audio has emerged revealing the pilots' final message to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) moments before the flight crashed into the medical college building. Senior pilot Captain Sumit Sabharwal sent a distress call to the Ahmedabad ATC right after the plane took off. In the five-second audio, the pilot can be heard saying: 'MAYDAY… MAYDAY… MAYDAY… NO POWER… NO THRUST… GOING DOWN…" STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Air India Flight AI171 took off from Ahmedabad airport at around 1:30 pm IST on June 12, heading to London Gatwick with 242 people on board: 230 passengers, 10 cabin crew members, and 2 pilots. Only one passenger, a British national of Indian origin, survived the crash. Among those who died was former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was on the flight. The plane quickly lost altitude and crashed into a hostel building, killing several medical students and local residents. Thick black smoke rose from the crash site, and a large-scale rescue operation was immediately launched. Investigators found one of the black boxes on Thursday night. They are still searching for the second black box and the digital video recorder (DVR), which could provide key information about what caused the crash. Central agencies, including the National Investigation Agency (NIA), have visited the site. The Ministry of Civil Aviation set up a high-level, multi-disciplinary panel to investigate the crash's cause. This panel will look into the events leading up to the crash and review the current Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and safety guidelines.
News18
a day ago
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- News18
'Mayday...No Power': Air India Flight 171 Pilot's Haunting Last Message To Ahmedabad ATC
Last Updated: Just seconds before the Air India AI 171 crash, pilot Sumit Sabharwal issued a desperate Mayday call to Ahmedabad ATC, reporting total engine failure and loss of thrust Days after India witnessed one of its deadliest aviation disasters, a chilling audio message has emerged from the cockpit of Air India Flight AI-171. The London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 274 people, including passengers, crew, and residents on the ground. Just moments before the aircraft plunged into the residential quarters of a medical college in Meghaninagar, senior pilot Captain Sumit Sabharwal sent a brief distress call to the Ahmedabad Air Traffic Control (ATC). 'MAYDAY… MAYDAY… MAYDAY… NO POWER… NO THRUST… GOING DOWN…" The aircraft had taken off around 1.30 pm for London Gatwick with 242 people on board—230 passengers, 10 cabin crew members, and 2 pilots. Only one passenger, an Indian-origin British national, is confirmed to have survived. Among the deceased was former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was travelling on the flight. After losing altitude rapidly, the plane crashed into a hostel building, killing several medical students and local residents. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising from the site, and a massive rescue operation was launched. On Saturday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced the formation of a high-level multi-disciplinary panel to investigate the cause of the crash. The committee will review the circumstances surrounding the incident, assess standard operating procedures, and recommend any necessary safety reforms. First Published: June 14, 2025, 11:44 IST
Time of India
2 days ago
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- Time of India
Ahmedabad plane crash: 241 of 242 on board die in worst single plane crash in India, toll on ground could rise
Ahmedabad plane crash (Picture credit: AP) AHMEDABAD: India's deadliest air crash involving a single plane, with at least 245 casualties onboard and on the ground, unravelled in 30 seconds of horrific footage on Thursday as an 11-year-old Air India 787-8 Dreamliner taking off from Ahmedabad for London with 242 passengers and crew flatlined after climbing barely 650ft and crashed into a medical college campus before bursting into flames. Ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani was among the passengers killed in the disaster, while at least four confirmed deaths were reported on the campus of B J Medical College and Civil Hospital, around 3km from the end of runway from which the flight had taken off. A lone passenger - identified as Indian-born British national Viswashkumar Ramesh, 40, seated in 11A - walked out of the burning plane after miraculously surviving the crash. Sources said the toll could rise as 290-odd body bags were used. Three doctors and a pregnant woman, wife of a doctor at the hospital in Meghaninagar, were killed inside the quarters and mess into which the aircraft crashed. A fourth doctor is reported missing. Around 21 resident doctors on the college campus suffered burns and fractures. The flight's passenger list had 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese and a Canadian. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Kanada'daki 350.000 yeni nitelikli göçmenden biri olun Canada Immigration Express Şimdi başvur Undo Rupani was travelling to London to be with his wife and daughter. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who had logged 8,200 hours of flying, was in the cockpit with First Officer Clive Kunder. The 10-member cabin crew included two young women from conflict-ridden Manipur. Initial details suggest the aircraft may have experienced technical difficulties shortly after take-off, with a "Mayday" call from the cockpit to Ahmedabad ATC before communication snapped. Docs left mess after lunch, plane crashed minutes later AI 171, which was scheduled to depart from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport's Terminal 2 at 1.10 pm, took off at 1.39 pm after a full-length run on the 3,505-metre Runway No. 23. What was to be an estimated 9-hour, 22-minute journey to Gatwick airport ended when the Dreamliner - the first one to crash since Boeing launched the 787-8 - looped into Atulyam-4, the residential quarters of super-specialist resident doctors, and a mess for UG and PG students at one of Gujarat's top medical colleges. Initial details suggest the aircraft may have experienced technical difficulties shortly after take-off, with a "Mayday" call from the cockpit to Ahmedabad ATC before communication snapped. Operations at the airport were suspended for over two hours. As rescuers scoured the plane's wreckage, spread across half a kilometre, it became clear that survivors would be hard to find. While the fuselage rested on residential quarters, the tail hung from the damaged mess building where doctors had assembled for lunch. Teams from NDRF, IAF, BSF and NSG were part of salvage operations along with 50-odd ambulances and 65 fire engines. Dr Tushar Patel, an internal medicine specialist, said the death toll in the mess would have been much higher had the plane crashed into the building moments earlier. Hundreds of doctors had left the building by then after having lunch. The aircraft's black box - the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder - holds the key to finding out how the disaster occurred, aviation officials said. This is India's biggest civil aviation disaster since 2020, when an Air India Express flight skidded off a wet runway while landing at Kozhikode in Kerala and split into two. Of the 190 people on board, 21, including the two pilots, died. The 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision between two Saudia and Kazakhstan Airlines flights caused the highest casualties - 349 - in an air crash in India. On Oct 19, 1988, an Indian Airlines plane crashed in its final approach to Ahmedabad airport, killing 130 people. "The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words," PM Narendra Modi wrote on X after news of the AI 171 crash sent ripples of shock coursing through the world. Britain's King Charles III said he and his wife, Queen Camilla, were "desperately shocked by the terrible events in Ahmedabad this morning". British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the tragedy "devastating". Aircraft maker Boeing said in a statement that it was in contact with Air India and ready to offer any support to the Tata-owned airline.
Time of India
2 days ago
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- Time of India
241 Of 242 On BoardDie In Worst SinglePlane Crash In India
Ahmedabad: India's deadliest air crash involving a single plane, with at least 245 casualties onboard and on the ground, unravelled in 30 seconds of horrific footage on Thursday as an 11-year-old Air India 787-8 Dreamliner taking off from Ahmedabad for London with 242 passengers and crew flatlined after climbing barely 650ft and crashed into a medical college campus before bursting into flames. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani was among the passengers killed in the disaster, while at least four confirmed deaths were reported on the campus of B J Medical College and Civil Hospital, around 3km from the end of runway from which flight AI 171 had taken off. A lone passenger – identified as Indian-born British national Viswashkumar Ramesh (40), seated in 11A – walked out of the burning plane after miraculously surviving the crash. Sources said the toll could rise as 290-odd body bags were used. Three doctors and a pregnant woman, wife of a doctor at the hospital in Meghaninagar, were killed inside the quarters and mess into which the aircraft crashed. A fourth doctor is reported missing. Around 21 resident doctors on the college campus suffered burns and fractures. The flight's passenger list had 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, 7 Portuguese and a Canadian. Rupani was travelling to London to be with his wife and daughter. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who had logged 8,200 hours of flying, was in the cockpit with First Officer Clive Kunder. The 10-member cabin crew included two young women from conflict-ridden Manipur. Initial details suggest the aircraft may have experienced technical difficulties shortly after take-off, with a "Mayday" call from the cockpit to Ahmedabad ATC before communication snapped. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Operations at the airport were suspended for over two hours. AI 171, which was scheduled to depart from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport's Terminal 2 at 1.10pm, began its takeoff at 1.39pm on the 3,505-metre Runway No. 23. What was to be an estimated 9-hour, 22-minute journey to Gatwick airport ended when the Dreamliner – the first one to crash since Boeing launched the 787-8 – looped into Atulyam-4, the residential quarters of super-specialist resident doctors, and a mess for UG and PG students at one of Gujarat's top medical colleges. As rescuers scoured the plane's wreckage, spread across half a kilometre, it became clear that survivors would be hard to find. While the fuselage rested on residential quarters, the tail hung from the damaged mess building where doctors had assembled for lunch. Teams from NDRF, IAF, BSF and NSG were part of salvage operations along with 50-odd ambulances and 65 fire engines. Dr Tushar Patel, an internal medicine specialist, said the death toll in the mess would have been much higher had the plane crashed into the building moments earlier. Hundreds of doctors had left the building by then after having lunch. The aircraft's black box – the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder – holds the key to finding out how the disaster occurred, aviation officials said. This is India's first major civil aviation disaster since 2020, when an Air India Express flight skidded off a wet runway while landing at Kozhikode in Kerala and split into two. Of the 190 people on board, 21, including the two pilots, died. The 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision between Saudia and Kazakhstan Airlines flights caused the highest casualties – 349 – in an air crash in India. On Oct 19, 1988, an Indian Airlines plane crashed in its final approach to Ahmedabad airport, killing 130 people. "The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words," PM Narendra Modi wrote on X after news of the AI 171 crash sent ripples of shock coursing through the world. "In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone affected by it. Have been in touch with ministers and authorities who are working to assist those affected," he said. Britain's King Charles III said he and his wife, Queen Camilla, were "desperately shocked by the terrible events in Ahmedabad this morning". British PM Keir Starmer called the tragedy "devastating". Aircraft maker Boeing said in a statement that it was in contact with Air India and ready to offer any support to the Tata-owned airline. Ahmedabad: India's deadliest air crash involving a single plane, with at least 245 casualties onboard and on the ground, unravelled in 30 seconds of horrific footage on Thursday as an 11-year-old Air India 787-8 Dreamliner taking off from Ahmedabad for London with 242 passengers and crew flatlined after climbing barely 650ft and crashed into a medical college campus before bursting into flames. Ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani was among the passengers killed in the disaster, while at least four confirmed deaths were reported on the campus of B J Medical College and Civil Hospital, around 3km from the end of runway from which flight AI 171 had taken off. A lone passenger – identified as Indian-born British national Viswashkumar Ramesh (40), seated in 11A – walked out of the burning plane after miraculously surviving the crash. Sources said the toll could rise as 290-odd body bags were used. Three doctors and a pregnant woman, wife of a doctor at the hospital in Meghaninagar, were killed inside the quarters and mess into which the aircraft crashed. A fourth doctor is reported missing. Around 21 resident doctors on the college campus suffered burns and fractures. The flight's passenger list had 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, 7 Portuguese and a Canadian. Rupani was travelling to London to be with his wife and daughter. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who had logged 8,200 hours of flying, was in the cockpit with First Officer Clive Kunder. The 10-member cabin crew included two young women from conflict-ridden Manipur. Initial details suggest the aircraft may have experienced technical difficulties shortly after take-off, with a "Mayday" call from the cockpit to Ahmedabad ATC before communication snapped. Operations at the airport were suspended for over two hours. AI 171, which was scheduled to depart from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport's Terminal 2 at 1.10pm, began its takeoff at 1.39pm on the 3,505-metre Runway No. 23. What was to be an estimated 9-hour, 22-minute journey to Gatwick airport ended when the Dreamliner – the first one to crash since Boeing launched the 787-8 – looped into Atulyam-4, the residential quarters of super-specialist resident doctors, and a mess for UG and PG students at one of Gujarat's top medical colleges. As rescuers scoured the plane's wreckage, spread across half a kilometre, it became clear that survivors would be hard to find. While the fuselage rested on residential quarters, the tail hung from the damaged mess building where doctors had assembled for lunch. Teams from NDRF, IAF, BSF and NSG were part of salvage operations along with 50-odd ambulances and 65 fire engines. Dr Tushar Patel, an internal medicine specialist, said the death toll in the mess would have been much higher had the plane crashed into the building moments earlier. Hundreds of doctors had left the building by then after having lunch. The aircraft's black box – the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder – holds the key to finding out how the disaster occurred, aviation officials said. This is India's first major civil aviation disaster since 2020, when an Air India Express flight skidded off a wet runway while landing at Kozhikode in Kerala and split into two. Of the 190 people on board, 21, including the two pilots, died. The 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision between Saudia and Kazakhstan Airlines flights caused the highest casualties – 349 – in an air crash in India. On Oct 19, 1988, an Indian Airlines plane crashed in its final approach to Ahmedabad airport, killing 130 people. "The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words," PM Narendra Modi wrote on X after news of the AI 171 crash sent ripples of shock coursing through the world. "In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone affected by it. Have been in touch with ministers and authorities who are working to assist those affected," he said. Britain's King Charles III said he and his wife, Queen Camilla, were "desperately shocked by the terrible events in Ahmedabad this morning". British PM Keir Starmer called the tragedy "devastating". Aircraft maker Boeing said in a statement that it was in contact with Air India and ready to offer any support to the Tata-owned airline.
