India, June 17 -- Air India pilot Capitan Sumeet Sabharwal was laid to rest on Tuesday, June 17. His body arrived at his residence in Maharahtra's Powai where his family, friends and neighbours gathered to bid the pilot of the ill-fated flight 171 a farewell.

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal was the lead pilot of Air India flight 171. The flight crashed minutes after it took off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport. Shortly after taking off, Captain Sabharwal issued a "mayday" call to Ahmedabad ATC, stating that the plane was unable to gain height.

The London-bound flight crashed seconds after this mayday call, killing 241 of 242 passengers and cabin crew on board as well as 29 people on ground.

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