In decades, one of the worst national Tragedy in Ahmedabad: Air India AI-171 Crash Claims 241 Lives, One Survivor Emerges. An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, designated as Flight AI-171, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The aircraft, en route to London’s Gatwick Airport, plunged into the BJ Medical College complex in the Meghaninagar area, claiming the lives of 241 of its 242 occupants. The devastating impact sent shockwaves through India and the world, leaving families and communities in deep sorrow.