Air India Boeing 787 in Ahmedabad crash identified as VT-ANB
The aircraft involved in the June 12 crash near Ahmedabad has been identified as a Boeing 787-8 registered VT-ANB, according to registry records.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 31, 2026, 8:49 a.m. ET
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Aug 31, 2026, 8:49 a.m. ETFirst report
Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad kills 260, one survivor
An Air India Boeing 787-8 crashed during takeoff near Ahmedabad, India, on June 12, 2025, killing 260 people, according to Daily Mail. Only one passenger, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh from Leicester, survived. The aircraft, registered VT-ANB, was identified from an official accident record (NTSB case DCA25WA232). Registry records list the registered owner as Air India; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight.
The cause of the crash has not been determined. Investigators are set to release a report later this year. Air India saw a drop in passenger numbers on the India-UK route after the crash, according to Daily Mail.
Air India, the flag carrier of India, has a history of other incidents involving its aircraft, including a 2018 Boeing 787 incident in Hong Kong and a 2017 Airbus A320 incident in New Delhi, according to NTSB records. These records say nothing about the cause of this accident.
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From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.
- Registration
- VT-ANB
- Type
- Boeing 787 8 — twin-engine jet landplane
- Registered owner
- Air IndiaThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
- Terrain elevation
- 167 ft
- Nearest aerodrome
- 5.2 miles SW of Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (VAAH/AMD)
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- Version 131 Aug 2026, 12:52current
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