Air India Flight 171 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Air India from Ahmedabad Airport in India to London Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom. On 12 June 2025, at 1:39 p.m. IST, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating the flight crashed approximately thirty seconds after takeoff into the Hostel block of B. J. Medical College in Meghaninagar neighbourhood of Ahmedabad.
How many passengers
The aircraft was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members. At least 269 people died, including 241 people on the flight and at least 28 people on the ground.[1] A single passenger survived, with the crash becoming the deadliest aviation disaster with a sole survivor.[7] This accident is the first fatal crash and hull loss involving the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Took off
Flight 171 took off from runway 23 of Ahmedabad Airport at 13:38 local time (IST; 08:08 UTC) en route to London Gatwick. According to METAR reports, the weather was stable and the visibility was clear
Hight
The ADS-B transponder of the aircraft reported an altitude of 625 feet (191 m) before reception was lost at 08:08:50 UTC at around 230 feet (70 m) before the threshold of runway 05. The flight crew issued a mayday call to air traffic control in Ahmedabad.[16]
Where crash happened
The crash happened during the aircraft's initial climb phase. A video of the incident showed the aircraft initially gaining altitude before gradually descending and, just out of line-of-sight, crashing in a plume of fire and smoke 30 seconds after takeoff
Eyewitnesses from the Meghani Nagar area reported hearing multiple explosions, followed by thick plumes of smoke visible from nearby locations as the aircraft hit a building and slid The plane crashed into a students' hostel building of B. J. Medical College located in Civil Hospital campus. The aircraft's partially intact stabilizers and tail cone rested on top of a multi-story building after the accident.
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