Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash, report says
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Press Trust of India on MSNAir India crash: Pilots Sabharwal, Kunder remembered as calm, skilled menSeconds before Air India flight 171 crashed while ascending from Ahmedabad, the fuel control switches of both its engines were cut off, a preliminary investigation report said on Saturday, suggesting a catastrophic pilot error.
In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why he "did the cut-off", the other pilot replied that he didn't.