"Fault within aircraft that jet fuel switch turned off automatically": Civil aviation expert on AI171 preliminary crash report
Jul 12, 2025
Civil aviation expert Sanat Kaul stated on Saturday that the AAIB's preliminary report on the AI 171 crash indicates a manufacturing defect as the likely cause of the incident that killed 260 people, including 229 passengers, 12 crew members, and 19 people on the ground.