The pilot of the Air India aircraft going from Ahmedabad to Gatewick in Britain sent the Ahmedabad Air Traffic Controller (ATC) just before the accident. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gave this information. Aviation regulator DGCA said in a statement that there was no response from the pilot of the aircraft on the call made by the ATC.
Around two in the afternoon, the Air India aircraft, going to Gatewick in London, crashed shortly after taking 242 passengers and crew members from Ahmedabad Airport. Many people are expected to be casualty in this. The DGCA said that the aircraft was commanded by Captain Sumit Sabharwal, he was accompanied by first officer Clive Kunder.
Captain Sumit Sabharwal is LTC and has 8200 hours of experience. The co-pilot has an 1100-hour flight experience. The DGCA said in a statement that according to the ATC, the aircraft flew from Ahmedabad at 1.39 am Indian time from runway 23. It made a very emergency call to the ATC, but after that the call made by the ATC did not respond by the pilot.
According to the DGC, the aircraft fell to the ground outside the airport circumference immediately after flying from Runway 23. He said that heavy black smoke was seen coming out of the accident site. The Boeing aircraft, which could have been seen coming down fast, crashed in the Meghninagar area near the airport.
“On June 12, 2025, flight number AI-171 crashed to VT-ANB (from Ahmedabad to Gatwick) via B787 aircraft of Air India,” DGCA said in a statement. The aircraft had 242 people, including two pilots and 10 other members of the crew. ‘
