Holy shit -London-bound plane carrying 242 people crashes after take-off in India - graphic video

[malaise]

A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India
Flight AI171 was travelling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick
There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on the flight, Air India says
Videos show scenes of devastation in the residential area where the plane came down - our reporter at the site says the scenes are shocking

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c8d1r3m8z92t

[magicarpet]

1. What kind of plane was it,.. by chance was it a Boeing,...

.... with a history of mechanical failures ?

[Liberal In Texas]

3. 787 Dreamliner. No history of crashes.

[malaise]

4. Boeing 787-8 - looks like no survivors

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/12/air-india-flight-171-plane-crash-what-we-know-ahmedabad-gatwick

Air India flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 (also known as a Dreamliner), came down in the residential area of Meghani Nagar five minutes after taking off at 1.38pm local time, Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, the director general of the directorate of civil aviation, told the Associated Press.

According to reports in the Indian media, the plane crashed into a building used as accommodation by doctors working in local hospitals.

The plane issued a mayday call to air-traffic control after takeoff. According to the Flightradar24 website, signal was lost seconds after takeoff when the plane had reached a height of 625ft.

[magicarpet]

9. The plane involved in the India crash was a Boeing.

Something about the wing flaps not in the proper position for takeoff is what caused the crash.

Too early to reach definitive result as to the actual cause of the crash.

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More info from the India crash,...

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[harumph]

2. That's crazy. After takeoff, it looks like the plane never gained altitude from the video.

[Liberal In Texas]

5. It sure looks like the plane just flew into the ground...video of crash...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/plane-crashes-in-ahmedabads-meghani-area/articleshow/121798487.cms

[malaise]

7. Listening g to BBC

Experts say plane took off way too early - suggesting pilot error - also flaps may not have been properly extended

[malaise]

10. This aircraft has an amazing safety record n/t

[Kid Berwyn]

6. Heartbreaking.

The sudden loss of loved ones in an accident or crash is terrible. Malaise and I both know the wretched experience.

Something is very wrong with civilian aviation — in India and around the world. I wonder if the answer has to do with profit margins.

[malaise]

11. My very first flight on a 747 was an Air India ft - New York to London

The 747 was new- the flight was magnificent, the food out of this world. We’re talking 1970s here.

[Kid Berwyn]

12. 747 -- outstanding aircraft, incredible experience.

787 — similar concept, but with two engines for better efficiency.

Flown both. To me, four engines is OK. Safety in numbers.

[malaise]

13. One survivor

Can you believe it?

[Kid Berwyn]

14. Miracles happen.

The hard part comes in recognizing when they happen to us.

[Prairie Gates]

8. Giant plane, full of fuel for an India--England flight

Horrible.

[Happy Hoosier]

15. It REALLY looks like the pilot did not have flaps set!

That's just from the video. But given the temp, the pilot should have had 15 deg flaps set. In the video, the flaps appear to be set to 0!

[Mountainguy]

16. Probably a lot more dead than that

Looks like it crashed into a medical school dormitory.