An aviation expert has shared a possible cause for the tragic Air India crash that occurred shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, en route to London Gatwick. The flight carried 242 people, including 169 Indians and 53 UK nationals. Only one person, 40-year-old British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, is believed to have survived.

Captain Steve Schreiber, a commercial pilot and aviation analyst, reviewed video footage of the crash and suggested the plane may have suffered a double engine failure.

“This is a big deal,” he said, highlighting a small device under the aircraft known as the Ram Air Turbine (RAT). “People have been discussing whether the RAT has been deployed. But what exactly is a RAT?” he asked, explaining that the RAT activates during extreme emergencies to supply hydraulic and electrical power.

Schreiber emphasized the RAT usually deploys only when both engines fail or during major system breakdowns. “The fact that the aircraft is descending without control suggests that both engines may have failed,” he added.

While his theory is based on early footage, Indian aviation authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash.