Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

Loychusak, who is now 47, recently took to Facebook to share his shock after knowing that the only survivor of the recent crash in Ahmedabad was also seated in 11A. “The lone survivor of the plane crash in India was sitting in the same seat number as me, 11A. Goosebumps,” he wrote.

Air India Flight 171 crashed after a long takeoff roll, killing all 241 onboard. The crew's final transmission indicated thrust failure. Initial investigations reveal no prior issues with weather, runway allocation,