Fuel Switches Turned Off Before Deadly Plane Crash In India

NEW DELHI (AP) — A preliminary finding into last month’s Air India plane crash has suggested the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff. The report, issued by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, also indicated that both pilots were confused over the change to the switch setting. The report did not say how the switches could have flipped to the cutoff position. The June 12 crash occurred in India’s western Ahmedabad city when the plane struck a residential area shortly after takeoff. It killed at least 260 people, including 19 on the ground. Only one passenger survived the crash.