Air India AI171: First Fatal Boeing 787 Crash Claims 50 Lives, MAYDAY Called at 625 Feet During Ahmedabad Takeoff
At 13:39 IST on June 12, 2025, Air India Flight AI171 became aviation history’s first fatal Boeing 787 Dreamliner accident when the London-bound aircraft crashed into Ahmedabad’s Meghani Nagar residential area just minutes after wheels-up from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The twin-engine widebody, registration VT-ANB, carried 242 people aboard—230 passengers and 12 crew members, ...
