Last 33 Seconds Of Air India: Inside The Terrifying Final Moments Of Flight Before Crash

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Tragedy struck an Air India AI-171 flight from Ahmedabad to London soon after it took off from the Ahmedabad International Airport on Thursday. While the investigation is on to ascertain the cause of the deadly crash, several videos and photos have surfaced on social media, showing the last moment of the flight that was carrying 242 people onboard.

All but one person were killed in the crash that has been deemed as one of the world's worst plane crashes. The Air India plane was Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. It was the first crash for the Dreamliner, a wide-body airliner that began flying commercially in 2011, according to the Aviation Safety Network database.

Based on Flightradar data, accounts of eyewitnesses and videos, the Hindustan Times gathered how Air India Flight AI-171 crashed just 33 seconds after take-off.

Here's a timeline of the last and final moments of the Air India flight:

1.30 pm: Air India fligh pushes back from the loading bay at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

1.31 pm: The aircraft begins moving toward the active runway

1.34 pm: The Air India flight lines up on Runway 28 to initiate its take-off sequence

1:38.24 pm: After completing final pre-flight checks, the Dreamliner starts taxiing

1:38.40 pm: Air India flight takes off. Seconds later, the pilot issues a 'Mayday' distress call, signalling a full emergency.

1.38.55 pm: The aircraft reached an altitude of 625 feet. It attains a top speed of 174 knots before beginning to rapidly descend, data from Flightradar24 shows

1.39.13 pm: The aircraft enters a shallow descent with its nose pitched upward.

Final moments captured in videos

Video footage shared on social media showed the aircraft flying unusually low and struggling to gain altitude before slamming into the ground and bursting into a massive fireball.

The plane had plunged into a dining hall at a medical school as student s ate lunch.

The impact was catastrophic.

Flames erupted, and thick black smoke billowed into the sky. Glass and concrete debris rained down.

(With inputs from Hindustan Times)

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