All aspects related to technical, operational, organisational and human factors are being looked into, and it is a very complex process. Certain components of the aircraft are also being examined by AAIB, the source said
New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) team probing last year’s fatal Air India plane crash is examining certain components of the aircraft and assessing various aspects, and “nothing has been ruled out” in terms of the factors that could have led to the accident that killed 260 people, according to a source.
In one of the worst aircraft accidents in India, a total of 260 people, including 241 passengers, died after Air India’s Boeing 787-8 aircraft operating flight AI171 to London Gatwick crashed soon after take off from Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025.
All aspects related to technical, operational, organisational and human factors are being looked into, and it is a very complex process. Certain components of the aircraft are also being examined by AAIB, the source told PTI.
The source also said the probe runs on the “theory of elimination”, and the SHELL model approach is followed.
SHELL refers to Software, Hardware, Environment, and Liveware, with each element being scrutinised closely before reaching a conclusion on the most probable cause for the crash.
“Nothing has been ruled out” in the investigation so far, the source said.
Queries sent to the AAIB remained unanswered.