The ghost in the cockpit: Italian media claims AI-171 pilot deliberately triggered fatal Ahmedabad crash
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A sensational report by Italys Corriere della Sera claims Air India Flight 171 crashed after one pilot intentionally shut off fuel switches. Know about the cleaned-up cockpit audio, the main suspect Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, and his familys fight in the Supreme Court for a judicial inquiry.
In a shocking update on the Air India Flight 171 tragedy, an Italian media report claims that Indian investigators are likely to conclude that the crash was "almost certainly" due to an intentional act by one of the pilots. According to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, the final probe report into the June 12, 2025, disaster in Ahmedabad will suggest that someone manually turned off the aircraft's fuel switches, causing a complete loss of thrust just 32 seconds after takeoff.
The Italian report, citing sources within Western aviation agencies, notes a breakthrough occurred following a re-analysis of the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) data in Washington last December.
The evidence: Cleaned-up audio recordings reportedly allowed investigators to determine which pilot operated the fuel switches.
No technical flaws: US experts assisting the probe found no situation where both engines on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner could shut down at the same time due to mechanical failure.
Intent vs. error: The report suggests that the manual movement of the switches-protected by a locking mechanism-eliminates the chance of an accidental slip or technical problem.
