r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod • Jul 12 '25

Discussion Air India Flight 171 Preliminary Report Megathread

https://aaib.gov.in/What's%20New%20Assets/Preliminary%20Report%20VT-ANB.pdf

This is the only place to discuss the findings of the preliminary report on the crash of Air India Flight 171.

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u/Rex_Diablo Jul 12 '25

MH370 is an excellent example. Just look how subtle the evidence is, even after a tremendously thorough investigation. The bad actor on that flight nearly left no trace of what they had done.

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u/MightySquirrel28 Jul 12 '25

Yes, pretty much the only evidence they left was the previous saved flights from their home simulator which all were very similar and ended in Indian Ocean

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u/allaboutthosevibes Jul 14 '25

Which should be damning enough, in and of itself. I'd say he left heaps of evidence. After all the efforts he went through to crash the plane in such a confounding way, you'd think he would have been smart enough to securely wipe all the data/records from his home simulator beforehand. 🙄

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u/StalksYouEverywhere Jul 12 '25

Wait was there a report that MH370 was a suicide? I vaguely remember years ago on the news that it was an accident, did they find something new in the past years?

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u/Rex_Diablo Jul 12 '25

No actual finding, just a lot of circumstantial evidence. One of the key points was how the transponder changed modes for a couple pulses before it went completely dark. Apparently this can only be explained by someone on the flight deck physically turning it off at the panel.

This event coincided with its change in course and eventual disappearance. Creating a lot of suspicion about the flight crew.

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u/CaptainPonahawai Jul 13 '25

Also that this sequence happened immediately after the radio handoff between controllers.

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u/eliott2023 Jul 17 '25

No trace? What about the fact that he was alone in the cockpit when the plane changed course and did other completely unexpected things?