Air India Captain’s Fuel Cut-Off Sparks Investigation into Flight 171 Crash
Air India Captain’s Fuel Cut-Off Sparks Investigation into Flight 171 Crash Preliminary findings from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) indicate that both engine fuel control switches on Air India Flight 171 were manually moved from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ positions shortly after takeoff, leading to the aircraft’s loss of power. While the AAIB report does…