Air India B787 crash Ahmedabad

[OZDUCK]

It is being reported that an Air India B787 crashed on takeoff from Ahmedabad. It was apparently bound for Gatwick. Very little information at present but it appears to have crashed into a residential area

 

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VT-ANB (787-8)
AI171
AMD-LGW

Crash confirmed by Air India. Current info 242 passengers

AEST = IST + 4:30hrs

 

[Blackadder]

AI 171 crash

Witnesses near the airport reported hearing a loud explosion before seeing the aircraft descend rapidly.

 

[jase05]

Looks to have only got to 625ft
Would imagine many on the ground injured or killed too

 

[RB001]

Breaking: Air India flight to the UK crashes during take-off

An Air India plane has crashed at an airport in India's western city of Ahmedabad with more than 100 passengers on board, according to local television channels.

www.abc.net.au

 

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11.5yr 787-8

FR24 stopped playback at the end of the runway

 

[Haplo]

Just saw the news, hope for the best outcome for all of the passengers.

 

[tomlee1986]

11.5yr 787-8

actually there is an Australian connection - according to flightradar24 - one of their last flights was to Melbourne on 08/06/2025

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Looks to have only got to 625ft
Would imagine many on the ground injured or killed too

I fear the worst - long haul flight with full load of jet fuel - worst combination for aircraft crashes

 

[daft009]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1933089665944367519

 

[tomlee1986]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1933089665944367519

Based on this video - impossible to survive , RIP

 

[Must...Fly!]

Would be the first operational hull loss for a 787 I believe? Not counting the burning battery Ethiopian 787 at LHR.

 

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Live updates from India today

 

[tomlee1986]

Would be the first operational hull loss for a 787 I believe? Not counting the burning battery Ethiopian 787 at LHR.

I would say it would be

 

[Must...Fly!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1933089665944367519

Wtf. Looks controlled, even a visible flair. Total loss of thrust? Most strange.

RIP to the victims.

 

[Grimace1]

RIP to all on board. Very sad day.

 

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Mayday call received by ATC

 

[Blackadder]

Wtf. Looks controlled, even a visible flair. Total loss of thrust? Most strange.

RIP to the victims.

Bird strike, or something ingested into the engines on take off?
R.I.P to all the souls on board , and those on the ground.

 

[Haplo]

Looked at the video and there is basically no chance of survival for the passengers and whose on the ground, RIP to all of them

 

[kpc]

Based on this video - impossible to survive , RIP

RIP to all onboard and all on the ground. Always hits home as we are heading to airport now for a flight...

 

[tomlee1986]

Bird strike, or something ingested into the engines on take off?
R.I.P to all the souls on board , and those on the ground.

Too early to tell the cause especially we only saw the back of aircraft