What May Have Led To Air India Dreamliner Crash? Here Are 4 Scenarios | Read

To the naked eye, everything seemed fine when the Air India Boeing 787-8 accelerated during its take-off roll in Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. The next few seconds, however, indicated the plane could be in trouble as it did not gain the altitude usually expected of a passenger aircraft of this size and type. It flew level for a few more seconds before losing altitude. By then the visuals said it loud and clear - the flight was not going to make it.

We look at some theories on what may have caused the crash. The actual investigation will take a few months.