Air India Flight 171

High school (ages 12+)
Safety & Emergency

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/air-india-flight-171

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location of takeoff?Ahmedabad Airport, Gujarat, India
2. What is the destination?London Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom
3. What happened to Air India Flight 171?The plane crashed 32 seconds after it took off from Ahmedabad, India, and it hit a school building nearby. Many people on the plane and on the ground were hurt or lost.
4. Where did the crash happen?The crash struck a hostel block of B. J. Medical College in Ahmedabad, a city in the state of Gujarat, India.

Fuel Control Switch: A mechanism in an aircraft engine that regulates the flow of fuel.
Hull Loss: The complete destruction or irreparable damage to an aircraft, rendering it unflyable.
Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB): The official body responsible for investigating aviation accidents in India.
Composite Materials: Materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties which remain separate and distinct at the macroscopic or microscopic level within the finished structure.