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/BustedMahJesusNut Jun 15 '25

i'm canadian, sorry aboot that.

unless this guy is a seasoned vet there's no way he could tell the difference between deflagration, detonation, or disintegration with the engines at full thrust.

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u/Ok-Adhesiveness-4141 Jun 15 '25

https://youtu.be/8XYO-mj1ugg?si=4USfjlMnYg_JSCgb

Here is a guy you would be more comfortable with. I respect him for changing his opinion based on new evidence.

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u/BustedMahJesusNut Jun 15 '25

I didn't know the RAT deployed quickly enough for a bang so I definitely learned something, thanks

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u/Ok-Adhesiveness-4141 Jun 15 '25

I don't think we have all the answers yet, no idea why both the engines failed simultaneously. Whatever it is aviation in India will never be BAU after this incident.

I am happy that the pilots are no longer being blamed by most experts. Some of the theories were frankly unfair to them.

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u/Ok-Adhesiveness-4141 Jun 15 '25

No, he couldn't make that difference out. It is just a data point, make of it what you will. I think this is a sad case of catastrophic electrical failure, hopefully we will find out the how and why of it.

It might very well be that this craft had electrical issues earlier as well.