FACTUAL INFORMATION – Air India 171 Accident

• On June 12, 2025, flight AI171, operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, departed from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (Ahmedabad) at 13:38 local time, en route to London.

  
  

• Shortly after takeoff, the flight crew issued a “Mayday” call. Radio contact was lost seconds later, as the aircraft reached approximately 600 feet AGL.

  
  

• Video evidence suggests the aircraft failed to achieve a positive rate of climb and the landing gear remained extended.

  
  

• The aircraft impacted a densely populated area in the Meghani Nagar district, striking a hostel housing medical students from B.J. Medical College. The crash caused a major explosion and significant smoke column.

  
  

• There were 242 people onboard: 230 passengers (169 Indian nationals, 53 British, 7 Portuguese, and 1 Canadian) and 12 crew members.

  
  

• As of now, at least 40 bodies have been recovered. The total number of casualties —including those on the ground— may be higher.

• Authorities have stated that survival is unlikely for those onboard. Recovery efforts are ongoing at both the wreckage and the adjacent damaged structures.

• This marks the first major accident involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner since the type entered commercial service in 2011.

• There are approximately 1,200 B787s in service worldwide, performing about 2,200 daily operations.

• Investigators from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) have been deployed to determine the cause.

• No official fatality count has been released, but preliminary reports suggest most or all occupants may have perished.

• Flight operations at Ahmedabad Airport have resumed.

Updates will be provided as more verified information becomes available. Speculation will be strictly avoided; all assessments will be grounded in confirmed facts as released by the investigating agencies and competent authorities.