Crashed Air India Plane May Have Suffered Dual Engine Failure, Pilots Reenact Simulation: Report

Last Updated:July 02, 2025, 10:27 IST

Investigators probing the Air India crash near Ahmedabad suspect a dual engine failure may have brought down the aircraft, a report has claimed.

Ahmedabad: A truck carrying wreckage of the Air India plane that recently crashed into a medical hostel (Photo: PTI)

The London-bound Air India plane that crashed soon after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on June 12 may have suffered dual engine failure, which could have prevented the aircraft from staying airborne, a report with Bloomberg has claimed.

This comes as reports on Tuesday suggested the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) may release the first official report and its preliminary findings later this week or early next week.

Bloomberg quoted people familiar with the Air India crash investigation and stated that pilots from the airline reenacted the doomed aircraft’s parameters in a flight simulator, including with the landing gear deployed, and the wing flaps retracted.

They found those settings alone didn’t cause the crash, the report claimed.

The probability has shifted the focus on a technical failure as one possible cause, the report quoted the same people.

According to the report, an analysis of the wreckage suggests the wing flaps and slats, which help an aircraft increase lift during takeoff, were extended correctly.

The pilots, who died in the crash, sent out a Mayday signal shortly after takeoff. There were only about 15 seconds between the distress call and impact, two people familiar with the investigation confirmed to Bloomberg.

The incident is being probed by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.

Earlier, Tata Sons held its first board meeting after the Air India plane crash, where chairman N Chandrasekaran apprised the group leadership about the tragedy.

Chandrasekaran updated the board about the relief efforts and other aspects undertaken by the group since then, news agency PTI quoted sources.

Tata Sons will be working with its majority shareholder, Tata Trusts, for furthering the relief efforts to those affected in the tragedy, it was learnt.

At least 270 people, including all but one of the 242 passengers and crew members on board the Ahmedabad-London Gatwick flight AI-171, were killed after the Boeing Dreamliner crashed soon after take-off on June 12.

Tata group, which owns Air India, has declared a compensation of Rs 1 crore to each of the kin of all the deceased.

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Vani Mehrotra

Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.

Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.

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