Air India Boeing 787-800 plane crash
Ahmedabad, India
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The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operated by Air India took off from Ahmedabad, India, for a passenger flight to London, United Kingdom, for a passenger flight. 230 passengers and 12 crewmembers were onboard. The plane took off, but a few seconds later lost altitude and crashed into a residential area. 241 occupants were killed in the accident. there are also 38 fatalities on ground. One passenger survived the crash.
Videos of the accident show that the aircraft climbed for about 12 seconds. The aircraft then began to lose altitude with the undercarriage still extended. The plane crashed around 1,5 km after the runway end. The main gear then impacted the top floor of a hostel building for students. The tail section then impacted the roof and became detached. The remainder of the aircraft continued and burst into flames as it came down close to other buildings in the area.
The pilot declared an emergency shortly before the crash.
Preliminary findings indicate that a bird strike is unlikely, as no avian remains have been recovered at the scene. A weight and balance issue has been largely ruled out, with aircraft loading procedures reported as routine. Investigators have assessed the probability of pilot error as minimal: the captain had accumulated 8200 hours of flying experience. The possibility of simultaneous dual engine failure is also considered improbable. Notably, the Boeing 787 experienced an extended takeoff roll, utilizing nearly the entire length of the 3,505-meter (11,499-foot) runway.
This is the first accident of a Boeing 787.
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This accident is the 3rd worst plane crash since year 2000 in terms of the number of combined onboard and ground fatalities. Watch here the list of the worst aircraft crashes since year 2000.
