A British National was the only survivor after another Indian water Flight to london Crashed with 242 people on board In India on Thursday,
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner left for a local time (8.09am BST) from Ahmedabad Airport in Western State of Gujarat. But after issuing a May day call, it crashed into a residential area called Meghni Nagar, which was confirmed by the Civil Aviation Authority of India, five minutes after taking.
The city’s images and videos showed the plum of smoke from the wreckage of the aircraft, as firefighters tried to sink the remains of the accident -affected buildings.
Investigators had one of the two black boxes from the rubble, Hindustan Times Informed The recovered box was from behind the aircraft and there was a discovery for the second box from the front of the plane.
Indian Citizen Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapeu said on Thursday night that a formal investigation was launched keeping in mind the international protocol.
“In addition, the government is forming a high-level committee, which includes experts in many subjects to investigate the matter in detail,” he said in a statement on X.
The US National Transportation Safety Board confirmed that it was leading a team for India to help in investigating the accident.
A UK team was sent to join the investigation, the Prime Minister’s Kir Stmper.
The only survivor, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who was sitting in seat 11A, was identified by the local police shortly after the accident.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the crash site and a local hospital on Friday morning and wrote on X that “the scene of destruction is sad”.
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Here is everything that we still know about the accident:
What caused the accident?
However, it was still not clear what was being suggested as the accident, poor maintenance, a bird strike, engine failure as well as causes of weather.
Experts said the temperature in Ahmedabad exceeded 40C on Thursday and thin air made more difficult, high flap settings and more engine emphasis was required, experts told BBCs. new York Times,
Inappropriate flap extensions during take-offs can prevent passengers carrying a heavy loaded jet, long-hall fuel and working under warm conditions to generate enough lift to achieve airborn.
A former pilot told the BBC that the footage of the airplane was not enough to determine whether the flap was extended correctly, but such an error would be “highly unusual”. In addition, he said, wrong flap settings would have warned.
He said, “Flaps are determined by pilots before take-off, and there are many checklists and procedures to verify the settings. If the flaps are not set correctly then they would indicate a possible human error,” he explained.
Who was in the plane?
The aircraft had 232 passengers and 12 crew members, Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, head of the Directorate of Civil Aviation, India.
They consisted of 169 Indian citizens, 53 Britain, seven Portuguese citizens and a Canadian, Indian water Said, saying that the injured were being taken to nearby hospitals.
The flight was under the command of Captain Sumit Sabarwal, a line training captain with an 8,200 -hour flight experience, and the first officer Clive Kundar, who logged 1,100 hours.
Civil Aviation officials said that the board had 10 other crew members.
The MP for the Leester East said that she understood that “a handful of leester residents” was on a ship in a crashed flight.
Shivani Raja Told BBC News That his community, which has a high population of the British-Gujaratis, was “all really frightened and destroying such tragic news”.
Who survived the accident?
Air India confirmed that 241 out of 242 people were not alive on the flight. A The British National Miraculously was the only person on the board to escape With minor injuries.
It was not clear how many people crashed into the aircraft inside the building.
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh40, The seat was sitting in 11A and went away from an accident with minor injuries.
His family confirmed his existence, and the BBC stated that his name was confirmed in the flight shared by the authorities.
As India time, He said: “Thirty seconds after the take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. All this happened so soon.”
Mr. Ramesh, who lived in Britain with his wife and child for 20 years, was in India for a few days to visit the family, according to the Indian outlet.
“When I woke up, there were bodies around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran away. There were pieces of aircraft around me,” Hindustan Times Informed him by saying. “Somebody caught me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital.”
His brother, Ajay was also in flight.
Medical college hostel killed
The aircraft crashed in a hostel building at Bireramji Gibhoy Medical College and Civil Hospital. “The plane was very rare flying before the plane crashed,” eyewitness Haresh Shah told the local news agency PTI. “As it crashed into the building, the sound was like an explosion and the aircraft and the building caught fire.”
College Dean Minakshi Parikh told reporters that four students living in the hostel were killed and 19 were injured.
He said, “Two third -year students are inaccessible. The wife of a doctor also died, while two relatives of other doctors were injured. Three members of the doctor’s family went missing after the incident.”
Dhaval Gammty, president of the doctors association, resident of the college, said that 50-60 people were injured.
The footage of the scene featured the wreckage of the aircraft in the hostel’s dining area, with some table plates left with food.
What happened before the Air India accident?
After going away from Ahmedabad At the airport 1.39pm local time, Udaan called an May 1 for air traffic control.
Indian aviation officials said there was no response to the subsequent calls made by the controllers in the aircraft.
According to the flight tracking service flightradar24, the aircraft had a signal “less than a minute after the take-off”.
Five minutes later, the aircraft crashed into a residential area in Meghani Nagar.
Police later confirmed that 240 bodies were recovered from the accident site.
It was not clear how many of them were people and how many victims were on the ground.
Which route was the aircraft taking?
Flight AI171 was traveling London Gatvik,
But flight tracking data showed that the aircraft was only in the air before the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel crashed close to the International Airport.
What is known about Boeing aircraft?
The aircraft involved was one Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” gave Air India to 2014. This was the first fatal event related to 787.
In 2011, Dreamliner immediately after entering the service, a temporary grounding occurred due to concerns at the risk of fire from the lithium battery. But there was no indication yet that the accident aircraft was associated with any technical issue on the ship.
More than 1,000 Boeing 787 aircraft are in service with dozens of international airlines, including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, both have exemplary security records.
The aircraft has been described by the American manufacturer as “Bestseling Passenger Widebody of all time” with some 2,000 orders of 89 customers.
Aircraft have taken over one billion passengers on about five million flights.
When was the final plane crash in India?
Final deadly Plane crash It was in 2020 in India and included the airline’s low-judgment Arm Air India Express.
Boeing -737 oversees a “table -top” runway at the Kozhikode International Airport in Southern India, crashed into the nose and drowned in a valley and drowned in the ground.
At least 21 people were killed in the accident.
Where can I get information about the victims?
Air India has established a dedicated passenger hotline number 1800 5691 444 to provide more information.
The airline said, “Air India is giving full support to the officials investigating the incident.”
The airline has established support centers for friends and relatives at airports in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi and Gatwicks, “to provide support and take care of the needs of families and loved ones”.
The Center is also offering travel facilities for family members for Ahmedabad, said on X.
Additional reporting by agencies.