In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why he "did the cut-off", the other pilot replied that he didn't.

Preliminary findings into last month’s Air India plane crash suggest the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff.

The preliminary report on the Air India plane crash that killed hundreds indicates what the pilots said to each other just before the plane collided into a building. Investigators at this point appear to be focused on the actions of the pilots after takeoff.