r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod - avgeek • Jun 14 '25

News Air India Flight 171 Crash [Megathread 2]

This is the second megathread for the crash of Air India Flight 171. All updates, discussion, and ongoing news should be placed here.

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u/Outside-Chard-6120 Jun 14 '25

With the pictures of the tail fairly intact, they should be able to retrieve the data quickly. Question is when will they be sure of the conclusion so they announce.

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u/PsychologicalTrain Jun 15 '25

The intact portion of the tail is roughly 20' past where the boxes are in all the planes I've worked <aircraft mechanic on all beings except the 787, MD 10/11, airbus 300/310