The Air India plane that crashed didn’t even reach 1,000 feet before plummeting to the ground. CNN’s Katie Polglase has details of the doomed flight.
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- Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, failing to reach 1,000 feet. 7s
- CNN analysis combined flight tracking data and geolocated videos to reconstruct the crash. 24s
- The plane descended rapidly and crashed just outside the airport, causing a large fireball. 48s
- Officials confirmed fatalities among passengers and people on the ground, with at least one survivor. 1m 35s
- The cause of the crash is unknown; investigators are reviewing maintenance and pilot training records. 2m 3s