12-07-2025
Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash that killed 260, preliminary report says
A preliminary report into the Air India crash last month casts light on the pilots' actions
Both fuel control switches - which are used to turn the engines off - were moved to the cut-off position, the report says
It says that in the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why he "did the cut-off". The other pilot, it says, responded that he did not do so
It is not specified which voice is which. At the time the aircraft took off, the co-pilot was flying the plane, while the captain was monitoring
An Air India spokesperson says it continues to "fully cooperate" with authorities
At least 260 people were killed in the crash, the sole survivor - British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh - escaped the wreckage through an opening in the fuselage
Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash that killed 260, preliminary report says
