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muriel_volestrangler

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7. Clarification on timing; pilot did give a mayday signal

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2025, 05:42 AM

Jun 12

India’s directorate general of civil aviation just gave this statement to Indian media:

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal is an LTC with 8,200 hours of experience. The co-pilot had 1100 hours of flying experience.

As per ATC, the aircraft departed from Ahmadabad at 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from runway 23. It gave a mayday call to ATC, but thereafter, no response was given by the aircraft to the calls made by ATC.

Aircraft immediately after departure from Runway 23, fell on the ground outside the airport perimeter. Heavy black smoke was seen coming from the accident site

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/12/air-india-flight-ai171-plane-crash-ahmedabad-india-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-684a9d768f0814dfee5fe6b3#block-684a9d768f0814dfee5fe6b3

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Plane carrying over 200 crashes in residential area a minute after take-off from Ahmedabad, India [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jun 12 OP

Passenger plane heading for London crashes after take-off in Ahmedabad, India nitpicked Jun 12 #1

I fear this could be even worse nitpicked Jun 12 #2

Oh so sad. applegrove Jun 12 #3

Link to AP nitpicked Jun 12 #4

That's a horrible way to die. William769 Jun 12 #5

Ugh how terribly sad... róisín_dubh Jun 12 #6

Clarification on timing; pilot did give a mayday signal muriel_volestrangler Jun 12 #7

Seeing a lot of speculation that the pilot used too little of the runway Amishman Jun 12 #8

There is video of the plane, right until about a second before the crash muriel_volestrangler Jun 12 #9

You have a few things wrong (former flight instructer here) groundloop Jun 12 #13

But we know the plane did take off, and gained some height. It was after that that something went wrong muriel_volestrangler Jun 12 #14

Saw the video.... looked like he stalled the plane... Happy Hoosier Jun 12 #17

One BBC snip nitpicked Jun 12 #10

Bloomberg radio claim nitpicked Jun 12 #11

BBC live thread clarification nitpicked Jun 12 #12

I didn't see your thread malaise Jun 12 #15

BBC says there is one survivor malaise Jun 12 #16

Latest snip from BBC nitpicked Jun 12 #18

Wow malaise Jun 12 #19

Survivor has talked to the press muriel_volestrangler Jun 12 #20

Another BBC snip nitpicked Jun 12 #21

Death toll now at more than 290 people - Reuters muriel_volestrangler Jun 12 #22

Wow, that is staggering. n/t Xavier Breath Jun 12 #23

Still unclear, but things are weird.... Happy Hoosier Jun 12 #24