A chilling detail from the preliminary report into the crash of Air India Flight 171 has reignited conspiracy discussions not just about the accident itself, but about the twisted world of aviation disasters. The flight, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, crashed just seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad in June, killing all but one of the 242 people on board.
Investigators found that both engine fuel-control switches had abruptly been set to 'cut-off,' a command typically executed only after landing. The plane lost power almost immediately, and though one engine began to relight, the aircraft was airborne for less than a minute before plummeting into a crowded neighbourhood.
