Plane crash in Ahmedabad: 265 deaths, 1 miracle and uproar… When, how and what happened in the Ahmedabad plane crash, the story of June 12 in 12 points

The whole world is shocked by the plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The Air India plane crash shook not only India but the whole world. The Air India plane crashed just minutes after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. Air India flight AI171, which was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, turned into a ball of fire. There was chaos and lives turned to ashes in no time. Out of the 242 passengers on board this plane, only one passenger survived. Today PM Modi is going to Ahmedabad. Let us know when, how and what happened in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad?

1. The Air India flight was going from Ahmedabad to London. When the flight took off from Ahmedabad to London’s Gatwick Airport, there were 230 passengers and 12 crew members on board the plane. This tragic incident occurred on Thursday afternoon at around 1.39 pm as soon as it took off from Ahmedabad.
2. 241 people on board the Air India plane have died in the Air India plane crash. Only one person miraculously survived, who is undergoing treatment in the hospital. The number of deaths is even more. The reason is that the plane had entered the hospital hostel. Due to which the people present there also died. According to a police officer, 265 bodies have been brought to the city’s civil hospital after this terrible accident.
3. Police Deputy Commissioner Kanan Desai said that according to the message we received, 265 bodies have reached the hospital. Initial information revealed that the plane took off using the full length of runway 23, which is 11,499 feet long, and followed standard safety protocols. However, the plane lost signal less than a minute after takeoff.
4. Flight tracking data shows that the plane reached a maximum barometric altitude of only 625 feet (425 feet above the airport height of about 200 feet). After this, it started falling rapidly, with a vertical speed of -475 feet per minute.
5. DGCA reports confirm that the pilots of the plane issued a ‘MAYDAY’ call to Air Traffic Control (ATC) immediately after takeoff. This is an indication of an immediate and serious emergency. Sadly, there was no response from the plane to any of the ATC calls after this.
6. According to witnesses on the ground, when the Air India plane took off, it was struggling to gain altitude. Soon it fell down with a thud over the residential area of ​​​​Meghani Nagar. The explosion was so powerful that the sound was heard for several kilometers. The plane entered the doctors’ hostel. After this, the plane became a ball of fire.
7. There was a huge loss of life and property in this plane crash. Ahmedabad Police Chief GS Malik initially said that no one survived from the plane and there were casualties among the local residents on the ground as well. Later a miracle happened and one passenger survived. The name of that passenger is Ramesh Vishwas Kumar. He is about 40 years old. In the viral video, he can be seen walking towards the ambulance. He is currently admitted in the hospital.
8. The final data of the deceased is yet to come. After this the bodies will be identified. For this, DNA and forensic investigation will be used. The Indian Medical Association Gujarat has confirmed the death of more than 10 MBBS students. It was told that 45 other people of the medical college hostel have been injured. All of them were eating food in the mess.
9. Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani was also in the Air India plane that met with the accident. He was going to London to meet his family. He also died in this accident. There were 169 Indian citizens, 53 British citizens, one Canadian and seven Portuguese citizens on board this plane.
10. After the plane crash, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu immediately visited the accident site. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi was personally monitoring the situation. The government has also decided to form a high-level committee of several experts to investigate the matter thoroughly, so that aviation security can be strengthened and such incidents can be prevented in future.
11. Prime Minister Modi has expressed grief over this incident and called it heartbreaking beyond words. He himself is going to Ahmedabad today and will visit the spot. At present, the rescue operation has been completed. The whole world is saddened after this incident.
12. At present, the concrete reason for how the plane crashed has not been revealed. One reason is being told that the plane collided with birds, due to which the accident happened. At the same time, the second argument is being given that the engine malfunctioned as soon as it took off, due to which the plane crashed. However, investigation is going on to know the real reason.