New Delhi, July 12 -- In its preliminary report on the June 12 Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) reveals that the cockpit voice recordings captured the last crucial exchange between the two pilots during the engine failure sequence moments before the deadly crash

The 15-page report reveals that one of the pilots of Air India flight 171 asked his co-pilot, "Why did you cut off fuel?. The other pilot responded, "I did not do so."

The exchange took place moments after both engine fuel cutoff switches transitioned from 'Run' to 'Cutoff' at 13:38:42 IST after the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner reached a maximum speed of 180 knots indicated airspeed.

The AAIB report explores the sequence of events...