The Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has stated that no mechanical maintenance error was found in the AI-171 crash investigation. The preliminary probe points to a fuel cut-off switch issue, with the switch moving from 'run' to 'cut-off' shortly after takeoff.

On Saturday (July 12), the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary findings into the Air India crash in Ahmedabad in June. Shortly after its release, some media outlets and experts insinuated that pilot error was the reason for the tragedy.