Aviation journalist Jeff Wise on the crash of flight AI171, in which at least 270 people died, and how one passenger in seat 11A managed to survive
AirIndiaflight AI171 took off from Ahmedabad airport on the afternoon of 12 June with 242 people on board. Less than a minute later, it had crashed into a medical college about 1km away.
Including those on the ground, at least 270 people were killed. But one passenger miraculously survived. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British national sat in seat 11A, was able to walk away from the scene – though, as he found out soon after, his brother had died on board.
The aviation journalistJeff Wiseexplains what investigators will be looking at to determine the cause the crash – from the plane’s landing gear, to its wing flaps and possible pilot error.Helen Piddasks how it was possible that Ramesh was able to escape with his life.
