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Air India AI171: Crashed Within Seconds: What Went Wrong?

Air India AI171: Crashed Within Seconds: What Went Wrong?

A catastrophic air crash unfolded in Ahmedabad when Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London, crashed just seconds after takeoff. The aircraft, carrying 242 people, slammed into a doctors’ hostel near the airport, killing five medical students on the ground. What could bring down a jet so soon after liftoff? How did a routine departure turn into one of India’s deadliest aviation disasters?