Ahmedabad plane crash live updates: Former Gujarat CM likely on board; Ahmedabad airport closed

By HT News Desk
Published on: June 12, 2025 11:18 AM IST

Ahmedabad plane crash live: As per initial reports, the flight was taking off from Ahmedabad to Gatwick at the time of the crash. Fatalities due to the crash are unknown.​

Ahmedabad: Smoke billows after a plane crashed near Ahmedabad airport,
Ahmedabad plane crash live updates: An Air India plane carrying 242 passengers crashed after takeoff in Gujarat's Ahmedabad airport. Visuals of the plane crash circulated on social media show plumes of dark smoke in the sky. As per an Air India statement, initial reports, the flight was taking off from Ahmedabad to Gatwick at the time of the crash. Fatalities due to the crash are unknown.



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June 12, 2025 11:18 AM IST

Ahmedabad plane crash LIVE: Pilots made MAYDAY call moments before crash​

Air India Crash live: As per a statement from aviation officials, the ATC stated that the Air India plane aircraft departed from Ahmadabad at 1339 IST from runway 23.

“It gave a MAYDAY Call to ATC, but thereafter, no response was given by the aircraft to the calls made by ATC,” said officials.

The plane crashed outside the airport five minutes after takeoff.
June 12, 2025 11:15 AM IST

Air India plane crash LIVE: Civil Aviation minister 'deeply shocked' after plane crash​

Ahmedabad plane crash: Union Civil Aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu stated he was "deeply shocked" after the news of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.

"Shocked and devastated to learn about the flight crash in Ahmedabad. We are on highest alert. I am personally monitoring the situation and have directed all aviation and emergency response agencies to take swift and coordinated action," he said on X.

"Rescue teams have been mobilised, and all efforts are being made to ensure medical aid and relief support are being rushed to the site. My thoughts and prayers are with all those on board and their families," he added.

June 12, 2025 11:13 AM IST

Ahmedabad plane crash live news: Former Gujarat CM likely on board, say reports​

Air India plane crash update: Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani is suspected to be onboard the Air India plane that crashed near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, reports TV9. An official confirmation is awaited.

June 12, 2025 11:08 AM IST

Air India plane crash: Video show thick smoke near Ahmedabad Airport​

Moments after an Air India plane carrying 242 passengers crashed, videos showing thick smoke in the air circulated on social media. Residents living near the Ahmedabad airport area captured the visuals of the plane crash.

As per initial statements, the flight en-route to Gatwick crashed five minutes after it took off.

June 12, 2025 11:02 AM IST

Ahmedabad plane crash live news: Passenger plan was en-route to London's Gatwick at time of crash​

Air India plane crash: As per an official statement from Air India, the plane was en-route from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick at the time of the crash.

The plane took off at 1:38 PM and crashed near the airport five minutes after takeoff.
June 12, 2025 10:56 AM IST

Ahmedabad plane crash live: Ahmedabad Airport closed​

Ahmedabad Airport has been shut down after an Air India passenger plane crashed on Thursday.

June 12, 2025 10:49 AM IST

Ahmedabad plane crash live: Number of fatalities yet to be confirmed​

As per a report by ANI, at least 242 passengers were on board the plane. An official statement is awaited
June 12, 2025 10:47 AM IST

Ahmedabad plane crash live updates: Air India plane crashes in Gujarat​

An Air India passenger plane crashed shortly after taking off at Ahmedabad Airport. As per reports, at least 242 passengers were on board.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ahmedabad-plane-crash-live-updates-air-india-flight-crashes-ahmedabad-airport-death-toll-news-101749717953751.html

 

[Falcos_Commisar]

The preliminary report seems to rule that out. The switches were replaced with new in 2023. The investigators have clearly and unambigously released Boeing and GE from consideration. They found no mechanical or technical problems with the plane.

The reason the are being so secretive is this is now a homicide investigation.

Exactly. One of those pilots murdered a plane full of people.

Even if was true, the code can't remote move the physical switches. Which clearly did move.

Yep.... By the Pilot or FO.

Hanlon be damned, design of airliners is almost 100 years old as an art and a science. Precluding accidentally shutting all engines down through a bump of the hand or even a mistaking of a switch for something else is a very old concept. These are not light switches on a wall, you don't accidentally bump one off while going for another. Fuel cutoff switches are isolated in their own area behind the throttles, there are no other switches remotely like them within the vicinity. This is by design, as much as is possible everything in the cockpit is unique and recognizable by feel, safety critical things are not clustered haphazardly so that you may accidentally operate one while hamfistedly going for another. The switches do not just toggle like a circuit breaker in your house, they have detents that require positive action like operating the bolt on a rifle and you have to do it once per each switch. It is not plausible to do this accidentally, regardless of bromide, theory or golden rule.

Exactly. They're spring loaded and go over a detent as well.

 

[RodgerDodger]

Or he didn't want to take care of his parents, or the whole issue of having to retire to take care of them drove him to a breaking point.

Since the flight was so short, I wonder if it was the FO who piloted the plane into a (less dense) area.

The entire flight was 18 seconds and a few 100 feet in altitude. He didn't have time to pilot it anywhere but straight. No apparent maneuvering happened. The plane flew in a perfertly straight path until it started bouncing off terrain objects.

It is a bit fishy. If your car dies when you’re merging onto the highway, do you have the presence of mind to look down at the ignition key just in case it’s suddenly off for some reason?

A 787 is a million times more complicated and there’s a dozen more things it “could be” and he just notices those switches are off?

X

I doubt that the pilot/copilot would just notice that the switches were off. But isn’t there a checklist/procedure that is either laminated or comes from one of the little computers for just about everything? I’d be surprised if there wasn’t a checklist for taking a piss.

Captain Steve talks about this in his just posted video. As a Pilot the thing that instantly grabs your attention is the sound change. You hear both engines suddenly rolling back. The first thing you do is glance at the cutoffs. The FO probably saw the Captain's hands moving near the console a bit after he should have withdrawn it. But it was almost certainly the immediate sound change that got the FO's attention. As humans we are often much more attuned to the sound around us than we realize. Sailors will instantly notice any changes to their ship from any unexpected sound change. Pilots too. Your brain filters out the ordinary and alarms on something outside the ordinary.

The sound thing happens with almost any regular interaction with technology or machinery. Many of us remember this Radio Call Out from Emergency

These are going out over an open frequency all day long. Now each unit has a box that is only listening and turning on for its specific 3 note tone out. But most firehouses also have a scanner running in the ready room where you can hear whats going on around you. But the funny thing is even when listening to the open frequency and the nonstop chatter, the firefighters mentally filter out anything and snap to alert at their own tones. In much the same way you only really notice radio traffic from the dispatcher that is directed at you. Your brain filters out everything else.

As a pump operator you know exactly what your truck is doing by sound alone. An experienced pump operator can set the pressure on the nozzle without having to look at the gauges. And instantly knows when something isn't right from the sounds of the engine and pump. It's the same with pilots.

Your Brain actually reacts to sound faster than it reacts to visuals.

 

[Sneed Lurker]

All the needs over at /r/aviation are crowing about how its ridiculous we dont have cameras in cockpits as if that would have done a damn thing.

We would have been able to see the final moments of the two jeet pilots in 4k screaming at each other before they meet their hindu demons
>SAAR WHY DID YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE!!!! SAAAR!!!! WAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING BENCHODE BITCH MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!! DO NOT REDEEM!!!!

 

[AN/ALR56]

I fucking love how we all speculated from bad take off configuration to shitty fuel, but no one hit the truth that the PAJEETS LITERALLY TURNED THE ENGINES OFF ON TAKE OFF.

It`s some amazing level of retardation, we couldn't even in our wildest dreams imagine, it's the kind of shit you do as 6 year old on flight simulator for the lulz.

 

[RodgerDodger]

We would have been able to see the final moments of the two jeet pilots in 4k screaming at each other before they meet their hindu demons
>SAAR WHY DID YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE!!!! SAAAR!!!! WAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING BENCHODE BITCH MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!! DO NOT REDEEM!!!!

They've talked about putting 2 wide angle cameras that are looking down at the consoles for years. So investigators could see exactly what the pilots saw. The biggest negative is it is much more complexity for minimal gain. They get better more efficient benefit from increasing the CVR and FDR capacity to 24 hours and putting in redundant recorders.

I believe some model 777 and 787's have exterior cameras that a pilot can see the landing gear and/or control surfaces. I don't know if the FDR records those? Captain Steve has mentioned that the 777's that he flies have the Cameras. I think all modern airplanes also have a camera on the cockpit door facing into the cabin. So the pilots can see who's ringing the doorbell.

 

[Thiletonomics]

I fucking love how we all speculated from bad take off configuration to shitty fuel, but no one hit the truth that the PAJEETS LITERALLY TURNED THE ENGINES OFF ON TAKE OFF.

It`s some amazing level of retardation, we couldn't even in our wildest dreams imagine, it's the kind of shit you do as 6 year old on flight simulator for the lulz.

At this rate, Boeing and Airbus will probably add Auto Start/Stop systems to their planes to "reduce carbon emissions", like in cars, but I don't know who likes those systems in cars.

 

[Oxyjen]

Has Elon Musk waded in to offer Full Self Flying planes yet?

 

[DavidS877]

Has Elon Musk waded in to offer Full Self Flying planes yet?

Plenty of those already in the works. Typically in a 'drone' style format instead of a traditional airplane style.

 

[Dragged Into Sunlight]

I fucking love how we all speculated from bad take off configuration to shitty fuel, but no one hit the truth that the PAJEETS LITERALLY TURNED THE ENGINES OFF ON TAKE OFF.

It`s some amazing level of retardation, we couldn't even in our wildest dreams imagine, it's the kind of shit you do as 6 year old on flight simulator for the lulz.

A couple of us in the thread mentioned the Kegworth disaster where the crew accidentally shut off the working engine after the other failed but yeah none of us could have guessed it was intentional sabotage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegworth_air_disaster

 

[Oxyjen]

You hear both engines suddenly rolling back. The first thing you do is glance at the cutoffs.

I have to quibble with that - the first thing you look at is the throttle levers, and jam them all the way forward. Then you’d look at the engine display screen. That does actually show the fuel valve status, so a fast thinker might then check the cutoffs. Panic is going to set in pretty fucking fast is all.

The FO probably saw the Captain's hands moving near the console a bit after he should have withdrawn it

That would be a context clue, sure. It’s all guesswork until we hear the CVT, and even then….

 

[RodgerDodger]

That would be a context clue, sure. It’s all guesswork until we hear the CVT, and even then….

the Preliminary report did state the FO was the pilot flying. And the cutoff happened at a point where the pilot flying is expected to have both hands on the yoke while rotating the plane and taking it into the air. So while not confirmed yet, it is a reasonable supposition.

 

[Otterly]

rotating

I keep seeing this phrase used. Does it mean tipping upwards to take off or something else?

 

[Blewberry Nausea]

I keep seeing this phrase used. Does it mean tipping upwards to take off or something else?

it’s a very specific way to say pulling up because I guess pilots need to use clear terminology to avoid mix ups that lead to planes crashing.

 

[Otterly]

it’s a very specific way to say pulling up because I guess pilots need to use clear terminology to avoid mix ups that lead to planes crashing.

So nose up, and taking off? That’s rotating? I suppose it makes sense

 

[Post Reply]

It is a bit fishy. If your car dies when you’re merging onto the highway, do you have the presence of mind to look down at the ignition key just in case it’s suddenly off for some reason?

A 787 is a million times more complicated and there’s a dozen more things it “could be” and he just notices those switches are off?

X

If your passenger reached over and switched your ignition off while you were merging, you would probably notice. Cutting the fuel would also cause all manner of alarms.

 

[Google.com]

I doubt that the pilot/copilot would just notice that the switches were off. But isn’t there a checklist/procedure that is either laminated or comes from one of the little computers for just about everything? I’d be surprised if there wasn’t a checklist for taking a piss.

The master warning tone would go off, the engine instruments would illuminate both engines in amber, the instruments would pop up text indicating the fuel valves were closed, I believe the fuel cut off switches themselves would also illuminate(might be wrong here), checklist would also display.

But in this case all they had to do was switch from cutoff to run which they did. The 787 automatically tried to restart the engines but there was not enough time for them to spool back up.

 

[The Connected Nose]

Since he was pilot monitoring so his right hand was on the throttles while they were going down the runway.

Pilot Flying is always the one controlling the thrust levers, since he's the one in direct control of the aircraft. Pilot Monitoring is just keeping an eye on the instruments (eyes in the cockpit), while the Pilot Flying is looking for obstacles, etc. (eyes outside the cockpit).

I keep seeing this phrase used. Does it mean tipping upwards to take off or something else?

Exactly. Literally means causing the plane to rotate (in this case around the main landing gear) in order to lift off the runway.

it’s a very specific way to say pulling up because I guess pilots need to use clear terminology to avoid mix ups that lead to planes crashing.

That's exactly why. "Pull up" is used by the GPWS and in a very urgent voice, because it means "pull up now or you're going to die." "Terrain! Terrain! PULL UP!"

Confusion leads to death, which is why if you're cleared to take the runway but NOT takeoff, they now say "line up and wait", instead of "taxi into position and hold." And the word "takeoff" is never used unless giving clearance to do so. You're never "ready for takeoff" you're "ready for departure" when contacting the tower. Similarly, you can be "cleared ILS/visual/whatever runway blah blah blah" and "number $WHATEVER", but you're not allowed to actually land until you hear "runway $WHATEVER, cleared to land."

 

[Falcos_Commisar]

they now say "line up and wait", instead of "taxi into position and hold."

Why did they stop saying taxi?

Isn't that whenever a plane is moving around on the ground under its own power?

 

[The Connected Nose]

Why did they stop saying taxi?

Isn't that whenever a plane is moving around on the ground under its own power?

They still issue taxi clearances and directions. But it's now understood that when you receive clearance to taxi to a runway, you stop at the hold-short line until either told "cleared for takeoff" or "line up and wait." You never actually go out onto a runway unless one of those cases, or you're told "clear to cross runway blah blah blah."

And IIRC, when told "line up and wait", there's only supposed to be a maximum of 90 seconds before you're either cleared or told to vacate the runway.

 

[RodgerDodger]

I keep seeing this phrase used. Does it mean tipping upwards to take off or something else?

Yes, rotate is when the pilot flying pulls back on the stick to lift the nose and take the plane into the air. It rotates on the main gear.

- V1 is the ground speed on the runway where you can no longer abort the takeoff and must go into the air.
- VR is the speed where you rotate and start lifting the nose
- V2 is the minimum speed to actually freely fly and climb.

The small gap between VR and V2 is where you risk floating in the ground effect of you do not accelerate to V2. Where the plane will drift down the runway a few feet above it but cannot climb.

Pilot Flying is always the one controlling the thrust levers, since he's the one in direct control of the aircraft. Pilot Monitoring is just keeping an eye on the instruments (eyes in the cockpit), while the Pilot Flying is looking for obstacles, etc. (eyes outside the cockpit).

Not entirely true. In most airlines the Captain has his hand on the throttle until V1. Because aborting takeoff is his decision exclusively. The FO's hand if its there will be guarding the throttles. On top of or just behind the Captains.

The guarding is apparently done less these days as the plane itself can automate throttle control. And will even automatically compensate for things like losing an engine to a bird strike.

As to how important that sequence is. Doing anything wrong with the throttles from throttle up until a well established climb and gear up ends in catastrophe. I believe there was one crash that was caused by the Captains chair breaking and the seat angle went to flat back, along with the Captain. Pulling the throttles to idle as he fell back.