Air India Flight 171 · Ahmedabad
On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight 171 (Ahmedabad). 260 people died.
- Date
- June 12, 2025
- Place
- Ahmedabad
- Operator
- Air India
- Killed
- 260
- Injured
- 68
- Position
- 23.055°N, 72.612°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q134880537
From Wikipedia
Air India Flight 171 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Ahmedabad Airport, Gujarat, India, to London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex, England. On 12 June 2025, at 13:39 IST (08:09 UTC), the Boeing 787 Dreamliner operating the flight crashed 32 seconds after takeoff into the student hostels of the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College, 1.7 kilometres (1 mi; 0.9 nmi) from the runway. Of the 12 crew members and 230 passengers on board, only one passenger survived. On the ground, 19 people were killed, and 67 others were seriously injured.
The aircraft was destroyed, and several college buildings were severely damaged by the impact and subsequent fire. This was the first fatal accident and hull loss involving a Boeing 787 since the type entered service in 2011.
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