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Air India Flight 171 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India to London Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom. On 12 June 2025, at 13:39 IST (08:09 UTC), the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating the flight, crashed just 32 seconds after takeoff into the hostel block of B. J. Medical College in Ahmedabad, 1.7 kilometres (1 mi; 0.9 nmi) from the runway.

Of the 12 crew members and 230 passengers on board, only 1 passenger survived. On the ground, 19 people were killed, and 67 others were seriously injured.

The aircraft was destroyed, and several college buildings were severely damaged by the impact and subsequent fire. This was the first fatal accident and hull loss involving a Boeing 787 since the type entered service in 2011, as well as the deadliest plane crash in the 2020s, surpassing Jeju Air Flight 2216.

According to a preliminary report released on 12 July 2025 by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), the aircraft's front enhanced airborne flight recorder revealed that the crash was caused by the loss of thrust in both engines after their fuel control switches moved from RUN to CUTOFF three seconds after liftoff. No cause for the switch movement was given in the report. The crash remains under investigation.