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Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.
On June 12, the London-bound aircraft crashed into the nearby campus of a medical college in Meghani Nagar area and burst into flames, moments after it took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.
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Asianet Newsable on MSNExperts suspect electrical failure, engine shutdown, and cargo overload as likely causes in Ahmedabad Air India crashExperts investigating the Ahmedabad Air India crash suspect possible electrical system failure, dual engine shutdown, cargo overload, or pilot error as contributing factors in the tragic Boeing 787 accident.
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Air India plane crash investigators find the first of the "black boxes" from the Boeing 787-8 that slammed into buildings, killing all but one of the 242 people on board.
The only known surviving passenger was in seat 11A, next to an emergency exit, said Vidhi Chaudhary, a top state police officer, adding that there could be more survivors in hospital.
International agencies assist India's AAIB in investigating Air India crash; black box data analysis underway.
Ramesh Bhaliya arrived in Ahmedabad to claim his younger son Ajaykumar's remains after the AI 171 plane crash, while his elder son Viswash, the sole survivor, recovers in the hospital. The brothers, British citizens originally from Diu,
Air India has confirmed that 241 people, including 52 British nationals who were on board the flight, were killed in the crash.