We just received more images from #AI171 crash site. The B787 crashed directly on the BJ Medical College UG hostel mess in Meghani Nagar. Updates:
UPDATE #1
The plane was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (registration VT-ANB) operating flight AI171 to London Gatwick.
UPDATE #2
The Boeing 787-8 took off from runway 23.
UPDATE #3
The crash was caught on cam.
UPDATE #4
According to the DGCA, there were 242 people on board, including 2 pilots and 10 crew members.
UPDATE #5
The B787 reached a max altitude of 625 feet according to Flightradar24.
UPDATE #6
A British passenger on board #AI171 has miraculously walked away from the wreckage. He was in seat 11A and said there was a huge bang just seconds after takeoff.
UPDATE #7
New CCTV footage shows the Air India Boeing 787 taking off in dust and failing to gain altitude.