Air India captain ‘cut fuel to engines before crash’

Newly leaked information from the investigation into the Air India crash suggests that Captain Sumeet Sabharwal may have switched off the fuel flow, leading to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner losing power and crashing, killing 260 people. The preliminary report indicates that the fuel switches were found in ‘cutoff’ mode, but it remains unclear if this action was accidental or deliberate, prompting calls for caution in drawing conclusions.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: The investigation into the tragic Air India crash reveals that the captain may have accidentally switched off the fuel flow, leading to the plane’s loss of power and its crash, which resulted in the deaths of 260 people.

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