AAIB's preliminary report reveals both fuel switches on AI171 moved to cutoff seconds after takeoff, causing loss of thrust and cockpit confusion

Cockpit voice recordings obtained from the black box provide insight into the final moments. One pilot was heard asking, “Why did you cut off the fuel?”, to which the other replied, “I did not do so.”

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