A preliminary report on the Air India Flight 171 crash suggests a potential pilot error may have led to the disaster. Both fuel control switches were allegedly cut off seconds after takeoff, causing engine failure.

PILOT error is suspected in the Air India crash which killed 260 people including 52 Britons, The Sun can reveal. Analysis of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s Black Box indicates a possibility that the

Investigators found both engine fuel switches in the RUN position at the crash site, indicating that the pilots made last-ditch efforts to recover control of the aircraft before impact.

Air India flight 171 experienced a catastrophic crash due to potential pilot error, as suggested by a preliminary report. The report, under dispute by the Airlines Pilots Association, raises questions about the impartiality of the investigation.

Captain Randhawa emphasised that the fuel control switches are physically guarded and spring-loaded, making it impossible for them to move without deliberate manual intervention.