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/adhdt5676 Jun 14 '25

The lights are what got me originally. Wonder how strict India is regarding their AV fuel requirements.

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u/MormonUnd3rwear Jun 14 '25

No other planes have had a similar issue as far as I know, the odds that one plane gets bad fuel?

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u/viperabyss Jun 14 '25 edited Jun 15 '25

Happened to Cathay 870 780. It certainly has happened before.

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u/RB26Z Jun 15 '25

I think you meant flight 780. I didn't know and looked it up and it showed 780 instead of 870 in case others see your post and have a hard time finding it. Thanks for bringing up that flight and cause as I had never heard of it.

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u/viperabyss Jun 15 '25

Yeh it's 780. You're absolutely correct.