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THE captain of the tragic Air India flight stayed calm as he deliberately cut off fuel to both engines seconds after takeoff, US officials said. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal — the 56-year-old veteran
The Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members was on its way to the United Kingdom when it crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on June 12, killing all aboard, except for one survivor, and several people on the ground, according to authorities.
According to the cockpit voice recordings, one of the pilots asked, “Why did you cut off?” After that, the other replied, “I didn’t.”