Earlier this afternoon, 12th June 2025, horrific visual emerged of Air India’s flight crash at Ahmedabad. The flight was meant to take off and was enroute to London Gatwick, but unfortunately crashed just few minutes into take-off, smashing into a hostel for medical students not too far from the airport itself.
The aircraft is said to have flown not even 850 feet in the air when things started to go wrong. From there, the flight started descending rapidly, and onlookers started taking videos of it, as it was at an usually low altitude for that region. so let’s dive into how the Air India flight crashed, and all the other details we have so far.
How did the plane crash today?
A total of 242 passengers were on board the flight, and it is feared that they may all be dead; the visuals show an immediate explosion as the plane crashed into the hostel. Additionally, at least 5 are dead and many more injured from the hostel itself. Early reports suggest that the pilot gave a mayday call within minutes of the takeoff, but nothing after that.
Aviation experts are attributing the crash to a dual-engine failure. Aviation reports and studies suggest that the probability of both engines failing together is once in a billion flying hours. Rarest of the rarest of the rare events, this one.
— Tushar Gupta (@Tushar15_) June 12, 2025
The crash is being attributed to dual engine failure which is one of the rarest things seen in flying. Apparently, this can happen once in a billion flying hours, so it’s very unfortunate if this is the right reason which has come from certain aviation experts. However, there are other theories also flying around on social media.
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Apart from the engine failure, the landing gear also got stuck as per some reports online. There was a forced take-off and the nose was up at the time of descent, which adds to a long list of discrepancies in this plane crash. However, we don’t want to make comments until there’s an official statement on the real reason of the flight’s crash.
No pre-flight check?
-Forced takeoff
-Power failure (both engines failed)
-Flaps not extended
-Landing gear still deployed
-Nose pitched upNumerous questions and observations, difficult to pinpoint the cause, but this is undoubtedly a deeply tragic event#planecrash #India pic.twitter.com/2Vx4hMBzIc
— Sultan Tahir (@Rex__tsui) June 12, 2025
– The engine failed immediately after taking off
– Landing gear stuck
– several other discrepancies that don’t make sense
Someone in Air India messed up very badly.
Planes dont crash like this after take off , some serious miscalculation has taken place. #planecrash pic.twitter.com/HHOOYZwzjW
— ShivRatan Kaushal (@shivvu001) June 12, 2025
Police later confirmed that there seems to be no survivors from the 242 on board. This includes former Gujarat Chief Minister, Vijay Rupani. We pray for the souls of those in the flight and send strength to their families and loved one. For all updates on this story, stay tuned to ReadScoops.com.
FAQs on Air India plane crash
Q. What was the reason for the plane crash?
Ans. As per early reports, there’s a very rare occurrence of a dual engine failure. However, there’s no official statement on the cause of the crash yet.
Q. Which plane crashed today in Ahmedabad?
Ans. Air India’s AI 171 between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick crashed today (12th June), only minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad airport.
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