Ahmedabad plane crash: Govt sets up high-level panel to examine causes

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is already probing the fatal Air India level crash

Remains of the crashed Air India level prevarication connected a building, successful Ahmedabad, Saturday, June 14, 2025. PTI

A high-level multi-disciplinary committee, headed by the Union Home Secretary, volition analyse the causes that led to the Air India level clang successful Ahmedabad, and besides suggest broad guidelines to forestall specified incidents successful the future.

The civilian aviation ministry said the committee volition not beryllium a substitute to different enquiries being conducted by applicable organisations.

The sheet “will absorption connected formulating SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for preventing and handling specified occurrences successful the future”, and volition people its study successful 3 months, the ministry said.

On June 12, a London Gatwick-bound Boeing 787-8 craft crashed soon aft taking disconnected from the Ahmedabad airport, sidesplitting 241 radical connected board, and respective others connected the crushed arsenic it plunged into a aesculapian assemblage complex.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is already probing the fatal crash.

Chaired by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, the sheet has the civilian aviation caput and the further caput successful the location ministry arsenic members, according to an bid dated June 13.

Representatives from Gujarat location department, Gujarat catastrophe effect authority, Ahmedabad constabulary commissioner, Indian Air Force's manager wide of inspection and safety, manager generals of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) are portion of the committee.

Other members see peculiar manager of the Intelligence Bureau and manager of the Directorate of Forensic Science Services.

According to the order, immoderate different member, including aviation experts, mishap investigators and ineligible advisors whitethorn beryllium included successful the committee.

The sheet volition ascertain the basal origin of the clang and measure the contributing factors, including mechanical failure, quality error, upwind conditions, regulatory compliances and different reasons.

It volition besides urge “necessary improvements and formulate suitable SOPs to forestall specified incidents successful the future.  The SOPs would besides see champion planetary practices regarding preventing and handling specified incidents, the bid said.

The sheet volition measure exigency effect of assorted stakeholders, including rescue operations, and coordination.

“The committee volition analyse the existing guidelines regarding handling specified incidents, and spell done the records of erstwhile specified craft crashes successful the country,” the aviation ministry said.

Among different actions, the sheet volition formulate a broad SOP and suggest the roles of each agencies and organisations of the Central and authorities governments to woody with post-crash incidental handling and management.

Also, the ministry said the committee volition suggest argumentation changes, operational improvements and grooming enhancements required to forestall specified occurrences and grip post-crash incidental situations.

According to the order, the sheet volition person entree to each records, including, among others, formation data, cockpit dependable recorders, craft attraction records, ATC (Air Traffic Control) log and witnesser testimonies.

The committee volition besides collaborate with planetary agencies if overseas nationals oregon craft manufacturers are involved.