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Air India Dreamliner Crashes Near Ahmedabad, Killing Flight Attendant From Nhava Village

Investigators are analyzing flight and cockpit voice recorders to determine what led to the accident

Overview

  • On June 12, Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed into a residential area shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport, resulting in significant casualties
  • Among the dead was 24-year-old cabin crew member Maithili Moreshwar Patil, who hailed from Nhava village in Panvel and was celebrated as an inspiration for young girls
  • Patil’s family backed her pursuit of aviation after she completed her schooling at TS Rahman Vidyalaya despite financial hardship
  • Her mother has reached Ahmedabad’s civil hospital as relatives and villagers gather to support one another and await further updates
  • India’s DGCA and AAIB have secured the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder and begun a detailed probe into the crash’s cause