Overview
- The Boeing 787-8 operating as Air India Flight AI171 crashed shortly after takeoff on June 12, 2025, killing 260 people and leaving one survivor.
- AAIB’s July 2025 preliminary finding recorded both engine fuel-control switches moving from RUN to CUTOFF within seconds and a brief cockpit exchange in which one pilot asked why the fuel had been cut off.
- The final accident report has been delayed while investigators complete engine teardowns and engine‑management unit (EMU/FADEC) data analysis in the United States and France, with a status or interim update expected soon.
- Pilot groups have demanded a judicial probe and asked authorities not to issue interim conclusions that focus on cockpit actions, and many victim families are pressing for fuller disclosure even as most have received interim compensation.
- Forensic engine testing can show whether fuel cutoff was caused by physical switch movement, an automatic FADEC/TCMA command, or pre-existing engine damage, and the results could prompt regulatory, legal, or operational changes for Boeing and Air India.