Investigations carried out to ascertain the cause of the Air India plane crash that killed all 270 passengers on board has been completed and here is what the airplane’s black box revealed.
Deaths: 270 people died
Plane Type: Air India Boeing 787
Accident Time: Happened during takeoff
Early Investigation Says:
Main Cause: The captain’s seat had a problem—it couldn’t stay locked in place.
What Happened: The seat suddenly slid backward. This caused the captain to accidentally pull the engine controls (throttles) back to idle (low power).
Result: The engines lost power quickly, and the plane stalled (lost lift) while still flying low.
Crash Location: The plane crashed into a nearby building where hospital workers lived.
What the Black Box (Cockpit Data) Showed:
12 seconds in: The captain’s seat moves backward suddenly.
15 seconds in: The co-pilot shouts, “We’re losing thrust!”
26 seconds in: The plane stalls at just 214 feet above the ground.
Other Problems Found:
The plane didn’t have safety features to stop the throttles from moving the wrong way by mistake.
It also didn’t have systems to prevent throttle movement unless someone was pressing with weight.
These missing features might have stopped the crash.
From the Report:
“The co-pilot couldn’t take control because the captain’s seat had leaned too far back and got in the way.”
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