The pilot of the plane made multiple mayday calls shortly before crashing into the water at about 12:30 p.m., according to the NTSB.

On June 12, an Air India passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, leaving one passenger alive; reminiscent of a 1987 tragedy at Detroit Metropolitan Airport that also left on...

241 of the passengers and crew on flight AI171 were confirmed dead, but one passenger survived.