Lone survivor walks away from India crash

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amazing really

Miracle passenger survives Air India plane crash that killed over 200 people: ‘There were bodies all around me’

A British passenger miraculously survived the deadly Air India plane crash that killed more than 200 people Thursday, according to local officials and video.

nypost.com

 

[Talyn]

From the vid I saw they didn't have the flaps deployed for take-off, thus a heavily-loaded aircraft didn't have enough lift for a proper climb after takeoff.

= Pilot error

 

[KillerFord1977]

From the vid I saw they didn't have the flaps deployed for take-off, thus a heavily-loaded aircraft didn't have enough lift for a proper climb after takeoff.

= Pilot error

Potentially.
There could be about 2 dozen things that would cause that plane to go down based on video showed of the plane taking off .
Flaps alone wouldnt cause that with enough power, and that 787 has power

 

[Talyn]

Air India Boeing 787-8 Crashes After Takeoff | Aviation Week Network

An Air India Boeing 787-8 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, India, with 242 people onboard Flight AI 171.

aviationweek.com

 

[Talyn]

The black boxes will tell the story.

 

[Sharks79]

Potentially.
There could be about 2 dozen things that would cause that plane to go down based on video showed of the plane taking off .
Flaps alone wouldnt cause that with enough power, and that 787 has power

Gear was down also.

Read it was pretty quick after take off the “mayday” was called. one black box found but not the recorder.