Bird hit, overloading ruled out as probable factors of Air India flight crash: Report

An Air India passenger plane with over 240 people onboard crashed on Thursday. (Image: PTI)

Factors like bird hit and overloading have been ruled out as the probable causes for the Air India flight crash, according to the initial probe report, accessed by CNN News18.

'Bird hit' has been ruled out as no carcass reported after plane crash. Overloading has been ruled out as the factor for the crash as some seats were vacant on the flight.

A DGCA source also told CNN News18 that "pilot error in the plane crash is unlikely".

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Experts are examining several other potential causes and sabotage still under scrutiny.

On the afternoon of June 12, 2025, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, en route to London Gatwick, crashed just moments after taking off from Ahmedabad. Of the 242 people on board, only one survived.

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Among the 242 passengers on board were 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian. Notably, former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was also listed as a passenger.

According to aviation regulators, the pilot issued a 'MAYDAY, MAYDAY' call but subsequently failed to respond to repeated communications from air traffic control.