Pilot Error Led To Kerala Plane Crash Last Year, Says Report

The probable cause of the Air India plane crash at Kozhikode airport last year, which left 21 people dead, was non-adherence to standard operating procedure by the pilot flying the aircraft, a government report released on Saturday stated. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau -- a division of the Ministry of Civil Aviation which probes plane accidents -- also said in its report that the role of systemic failures as a contributory factor to the crash cannot be overlooked.