Doomed Air India Flight 171 was airborne for just one mile before the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, carrying 242 passengers and crew, came crashing back to earth in one of India's worst ever aviation disasters.
The death toll now stands at 279 as rescuers continue picking through rubble.
But the miraculous escape of passenger 11A - British national Viswash Kumar Ramesh - with nothing but minor injuries has also captivated audiences and stumped experts.
The Boeing jet took off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport in the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat at 1:38pm local time (08:08 BST).
The flight reached an altitude of just 625 feet, or 190 metres, according to flight tracking service Flightradar24.
