A London-bound Air India jet crashed just after takeoff Thursday, killing all but one of the 242 people on board.
The crash in the western city of Ahmedabad also killed dozens of people on the ground, after the plane struck a medical college. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the incident “heartbreaking beyond words.”
One passenger, a British national visiting family in India, survived, the airline confirmed. It’s not immediately clear what caused the Boeing plane to descend shortly after taking off; Indian authorities have launched an investigation.
The crash brings the American aviation giant under fresh scrutiny: Boeing has been in “recovery mode” for years after several other high-profile incidents and crashes involving its planes, naming a new CEO in August.