Pilot’s final heroic act before tragedy exposed.
An Air India flight carrying hundreds of passengers crashed just moments after lifting off from Ahmedabad airport on June 12.
Deadly Air India flight profiled.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner collided with a medical college hostel, instantly erupting into flames and chaos.
270 people are confirmed dead—most of them passengers, others on the ground—leaving emergency crews scrambling through wreckage.
A sole survivor has emerged from the wreckage, reportedly thrown from the aircraft on impact.
Locals reported seeing “a giant fireball” and hearing an “earthquake-like boom” as the aircraft hit the ground.
One student at the hostel said, “We thought it was a bomb—the walls shook, the ceiling cracked. I ran barefoot.”
Victims of crash identified.
Among the dead: 38-year-old father-of-two Arjun Patoliya, traveling to Gujarat with his wife’s ashes.
Bharti Patoliya had passed away after a short battle with cancer—her dying wish was to have her ashes scattered in her hometown.
The couple’s four- and eight-year-old daughters are now without parents, sparking international grief and support.
Family friend Rupa Sinha shared, “He kept his promise to Bharti. That flight was his final act of love.”
A GoFundMe for the girls surged past its goal overnight, as news of their story broke hearts worldwide.
Theories about flight unveiled.
The flight was operated by Officer Clive Kunder and Captain Sumeet Sabharwal—both veterans of the skies.
The cause of the crash remains unknown, though theories range from mechanical failure to a sudden loss of thrust.
The aircraft’s black box was recovered June 13, which authorities say is “critical” to understanding the tragedy.
Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, India’s Minister of Civil Aviation, promised full transparency during the ongoing investigation.
Internet detectives wasted no time mapping the crash radius and proximity to key landmarks.
The Civil Hospital Ahmedabad—one of the country’s largest, housing over 3,000 patients—was barely missed.
The Asarva residential zone, home to 5,100 residents, lies just beyond the airport wall.
A Redditor noted: “400 meters south, and this turns into one of the deadliest crashes in history.”
Instead of colliding with a high-density area, the aircraft crashed into doctors’ hostels and student housing.
Air India pilot’s final move revealed.
Aviation officials noticed the trajectory changed subtly in the final few seconds.
According to radar data, the aircraft deviated north—just enough to miss the hospital by what experts call “miracle margins.”
The burning question: did the pilot know what was ahead—and steer the aircraft away from even greater destruction?
Flight safety analyst Kabir Sen says, “If they diverted the aircraft knowing impact was inevitable, they saved thousands.”
The crew had no time to parachute, eject, or even issue a mayday. They used what few seconds remained.
A local resident stated, “If it had hit 100 meters east, that would’ve been my apartment complex.”
“Who does that?” said one Redditor. “That’s not just skill—that’s sacrifice.”
Captain Sabharwal was a former air force pilot; Officer Kunder had trained in the U.S.—both considered “exceptionally composed under pressure.”
Authorities haven’t declared the pilot’s actions deliberate, but flight data suggests a final tilt away from the densest zones.
Final seconds may reveal a last act of bravery.
Only the black box can say for sure, but all signs suggest the pilot’s final move may have saved thousands on the ground.
Comparisons are already being made to Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s 2009 Hudson River landing—another pilot hailed for a miracle under pressure.
What caused the crash may remain unclear for weeks—but one fact is already being whispered across the globe: this could’ve been far, far worse.