'Cascading system failure': This is how the Air India plane crash could have happened

The Air India Dreamliner that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, most likely suffered a cascading FADEC system failure. According to Rynek Lotniczy, citing The Wall Street Journal, the sudden loss of lift of the aircraft, which crashed into the student dormitory of the public Medical Academy located right next to the airport right after takeoff, could have been related to an uncontrolled power failure caused by water ingress during the disconnection of the ground generator before the flight.

Possible causes of the Air India plane crash

Boeing and Federal Aviation Administration experts are investigating the crash of the Air India B787-8. One of the most likely hypotheses is a cascading failure of the FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) system, a digital and electronic engine control system that manages all of its parameters. The crash was supposed to have been caused by an accidental and uncontrolled failure in the electrical power supply system. As Rynek Lotniczy explains, it could have been caused by water ingress during the disconnection of the ground generator before takeoff during heavy rain. "This led to the loss of electronic control over the GENX-1B engines from General Electric, which went to idle thrust in 4-5 seconds just after takeoff, and the widebody completely lost lift," we read.

The pilot's last words

Thanks to the discovery of the black boxes, we also learned the last words of the Dreamliner pilot . "No thrust... we're falling... Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!" - was the content of the preserved recording from the cockpit.

The crash killed 280 people, 39 of whom were students and other residents of the public Medical Academy building that the plane hit. The investigation into the Boeing B787-8 crash is ongoing.

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