The Union Government on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) said it needed a couple of days more to file an affidavit enumerating the stages of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) probe into the Air India Flight 171 crash and the current status.
Appearing before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the affidavit would have the details of the various phases of the investigation and “where it stands today”.
The crash near the Ahmedabad airport killed 12 crew members and 229 passengers on June 12, last year.
The petitioners, including 91-year-old Pushkar Raj Sabharwal, the father of Commander Sumeet Sabharwal, one of the pilots on the ill-fated aircraft, have urged the court to order a judicially-monitored independent probe.
Flight AI 171 crash akin to crash of Emperor Ashoka, 47 years ago
