Pilot in Air India crash 'is not to blame' after horror killed 260 people

Daily Star

10 hours ago

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India's Supreme Court has indicated that the pilot of Air India Flight 171, which crashed and resulted in 260 fatalities, is likely not to blame. The court reviewed a preliminary report that did not implicate the captain. However, judges will hear a plea from the pilot's father for an independent investigation into the disaster. Air India Flight 171, bound for London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad in June, killing 241 people on board and 19 on the ground. The sole survivor, Briton Viswashkumar Ramesh, is still recovering from physical injuries sustained in the crash. The pilot's father, Pushkar Raj Sabharwal, has requested the Supreme Court to order an expert aviation panel to investigate the crash, expressing dissatisfaction with the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). He alleges that AAIB officials suggested his son, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, intentionally cut ... download the app to read more

the plane's fuel supply, a claim the government denies. A preliminary AAIB report stated that cockpit switches controlling fuel were moved to a "CUTOFF" position and cockpit audio suggested one pilot asked the other about cutting off the fuel, with the other denying it. The report did not identify who made the statements. Both pilots were experienced, with a combined 19,000 flying hours.

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