As the investigation into the Air India Flight 171 plane crash on Thursday (June 12) afternoon gathers impetus, an expert has broken ranks with his opinion on the likely cause of the disaster.
The incident resulted in all but one passenger’s death and nothing but an account of a loud bang on board, per 40-year-old Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who limped out of the wreck, and reports of a distress call shortly after take-off.
US Navy veteran turned commercial pilot and YouTuber, Captain Steve, spoke to CNN’s India outlet and called pilot error.