Families of the Air India crash victims have been left stunned after Indias preliminary investigation found that the fuel supply to both engines was shut off just seconds after takeoff. Last month, the London Gatwick-bound flight came down in a residential area of Ahmedabad on 12 June, k!lling a total of 260 people. Now, a preliminary report published by Indias Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, which is part of the ongoing probe into what caused the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to come down, has found that fuel control switches were moved to cut-off position as the aircraft rose from take-off. The 15-page document also includes a conversation between the pilots on the fuel controls before the crash. In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cut-off. The other pilot responded that he did not do so, it stated. Following the reports release, Badasab Syed, 59 who lost his brother, 49-year-old IT professional Inayat Syed, his sister-in-law, and their two children in the tragedy, told the BBC he has just been left with more questions, as he asked whether the tragedy was avoidable. Of the 242 people onboard flight AI171 to London Gatwick, 241 were killed, including 53 British nationals. The flight crashed into a hostel complex at Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College, k!lling several students and residents on the ground. Only one passenger, a British-Indian man seated in 11A survived.
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