Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

Authorities are still in the process of identifying the victims. So far, DNA matches have been established for 32 individuals, and the bodies of 14 have been handed over to families, according to Dr.

Seconds after the distress call, ATC responded but the plane had crashed by then, killing 241 people on board.

Air India plane crash investigators find the first of the "black boxes" from the Boeing 787-8 that slammed into buildings, killing all but one of the 242 people on board.

On June 12, as news emerged that an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, a video ( archived) circulated online claiming to authentically show the final moments before the crash from inside the cabin.

Indian investigators have recovered the digital flight data recorder or the black box of the Air India flight that crashed a day earlier.

The London-bound plane struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of the northwestern city of Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 on board and at least 29 on the ground.

This video contains content some people might find distressing:: CCTV footage captures an Air India plane crash seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport:: June 12, 2025:: Ahmedabad, IndiaReuters was able to confirm the location from the buildings,

The deadly crash of an Air India flight carrying more than 240 people on Thursday arrives after years of attempts to turn around the country’s flag carrier — which had been plagued by tragedy and financial losses under prior state ownership.