A preliminary investigation into the June 12 Air India plane crash, which killed 260 people on board and on the ground, found that the flight’s fuel control switches were cut off just seconds after takeoff.
Flight AI171, a Boeing 787 bound for London, was carrying 242 people on board when it crashed into a residential area shortly after takeoff. All but one person on board were killed, and 19 others on the ground died when the plane struck a medical college hostel. The sole survivor escaped through a broken emergency exit and sustained minor injuries.
