India publicó the Preliminary report From the accident aéguilty of Boeing 787 from Air India taking off from Ahmedabad airport to Gatwick. Foto aaib
The 12 June 2025, a Boeing 787-8 Air India, With VT-ANB registration, The Ai171 flight from Ahmedabad to Gatwick, crashedó In Ahmedabad little afterés to take off the 08:09 UTC (13:39 IS). The first details are being known.
The Government of India, Together with the Ministry of AviacacóN Civil and the Bureau of Researchón of accidents aéinmates of the India They did púthe long -awaited and necessary preliminary report of the mediumáTico accident aéguilty of Boeing 787 Dreamliner In Ahmedabad, The details are very interesting, although toún there are doubts to beán resolved in the final report.
Preliminary Boeing accident report 787 Air India
The 12 June 2025, a boeing 787-8 Air India, With VT-ANB registration , The Ai171 flight from Ahmedabad to Gatwick , crashedó In Ahmedabad little afterés to take off the 08:09 UTC (13:39 IS). THE BURó investigacióN aircraft accident n (Aaib) of the Government of India has issued a preliminary report on this TRáGico Event. This document presents the initial facts and evidence collected during the investigationón, emphasizing that informationón is preliminary and subject to changes , with the úonly objective of preventing future accidents and not assigning faults.
Accident details:
- Date and time: 12 June 2025, 08:09 UTC (13:39 IS)
- Locationón: Ahmedabad
- Operator: Air India
- Aircraft: Boeing 787-8
- Númere aircraft standard: 36279
- foodíbutt: VT-anb
- Núflight grouper: Ai171
- Andñto the aircraft: The aircraft staysó destroyed due to the impact with the buildings on land and the subsequent fire. A total of five buildings sufferedñImportant structural and dañfor fire.
- Víhonor:
- Crewón: 12 (Fatal)
- passengers: 229 (Fatal), 1 (Grave)
- Others: 19 (Fatal), 67 (Minors/none)
Summary of the flight
the boeing 787-8, VT-anb, arrivedó to Ahmedabad airport as a AI423 flight from Delhi and it stationesó In the positionón 34. It comes trueó An entry in the pilot defect report (PDR) By the state message «STAB POS XDCR», And the aircraft was released for flight afterés of the resolutionón of problems to 06:40 UTC. The aircraft was scheduled to operate the Ai171 flight from Ahmedabad to Gatwick. The crewón, Composed of a pilot in command (PIC) with ATPP license and a CPL license co -pilot , along with ten crew membersócabin number , teníto a foríappropriate rest. The co -pilot was the pilot in command (PF), And the PIC was the supervisor pilot (PM) For flight. On board they were traveling 230 passengers, including two babyés. The takeoff weight of 213.401 Kg was inside the líallowed mites. The Aeronave Startó Filming from the positionón 34 at 07:56:08 UTC , and receivedó la authorizationóN take off the track 23 at 08:07:33 UTC. The aircraft beganó to roll to 08:07:37 UTC.
Preliminary findings of the investigationón
Sayún Improved flight registrar data (EAFR), The aircraft reachedó Decisi's speedóNar n V1 (153 kts IAS) at 08:08:33 UTC and VR speed (155 kts) at 08:08:35 UTC. Air/aircraft earth sensors went to air mode, which agrees with the takeoff to the 08:08:39 UTC. The aircraft reachedó The speed mámaximum recorded 180 knots around 08:08:42 UTC. Immediately afterés, Motor fuel cut switches 1 and 2 They went from the positionón «RUN» in the positionón «CUTOFF» with a second difference , what causedó a decreaseón in the N1 and N2 values of the engines since the fuel supply was cut.
In the recordingóCabin voice n, One of the pilots is heard asking whyé See tentó The fuel, And the other pilot answeredó that there was noíhas done. Read ináCCTV genes obtained from the airport showed that the impact air turbine (RAT) It is deployedó during the initial ascent immediately afterés of takeoff. The aircraft beganó to lose altitude before crossing the perimeter wall of the airport. At 08:09:05 UTC, One of the transmitter pilotsó A call from «MAYDAY». The ATC did not receiveó answer, But observeó that the aircraft crashed out of LíAirport Mite and Activó The emergency response.
ÁInvestigaci areasón and curso
The investigationón continúA y isán analyzing in detail the data downloaded from the EAFR front. Activities have been completed at the scene of the accident, including photographyíA and Videographía con drones, And the remains have been transferred to a áSafe area near airport. Both engines were recovered from the accident and quarantine place in an airport hangar. Inter -components of Inter have identified and quaranticallyéS for exáadditional needs. The fuel samples taken from the tank trucks and tanks used to replace the aircraft were analyzed in the DGCA laboratory and were satisfactory.
Very limited fuel samples from the APU and V filter were obtainedáLeft -wing refueling/discharge. Statements of witnesses and surviving passenger have been obtained. It isá carrying out an ANáComplete lysis of crew autopsy reportsón and passengers to corroborate aerom findingséDicos with the appreciationóN of the Engineeringía. It isán collecting additional details based on the initial tracks.
At this stage of researchón, No actions have been recommended for operators and manufacturers of B787-8 and/or ge genx-1b engines. The research teamón reviewá and examineá tests, records and informationón additional n that areán requesting interested parties.
As you can see, There is nothing definitive, So you have to wait for the final report. You can read the full document thatí: https://aaib.gov.in/What’s New Assets/Preliminary Report VT-ANB.pdf
