Here is what we know so far about what is believed to be the first deadly accident for Boeing’s Dreamliner.

The plane smashed into a building housing doctors and their families in a crowded residential area of Ahmedabad, a city home to about eight million people. Source: SBS News

What happened to the India Air flight that crashed?

Air India said the passengers included 169 Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese nationals and a Canadian.

Indian security personnel stand near the post mortem room of a civil hospital where the victims’ dead body were taken for further investigation after the crash near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. Source: AAP / Rajat Gupta/EPA

Where did the Air India flight crash?

“When we reached the spot there were several bodies lying around and firefighters were dousing the flames,” another resident, Poonam Patni, told AFP, adding that many of the bodies were burned.

A building burnt out by the fireball that followed the plane crash. Source: AAP / Siddharaj Solanki/EPA

A doctor named Krishna said that “the nose and front wheel landed on the canteen building where students were having lunch”.

Who was the sole survivor of the crash?

Viswashkumar said he walked out of the crash site with only burn injuries on his left arm.

Tata Group, owners of Air India, offered financial aid of 10 million rupees ($179,000) to the families of each victim and promised to cover the medical expenses of the injured.

Air India flight AI171 was bound for London carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board a Boeing 787-8 aircraft and crashed minutes after take-off in the Meghaninagar area of Ahmedabad. Source: AAP / Rajat Gupta/EPA

An investigation has begun

That makes Thursday’s tragedy different from the two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that involved planes Boeing had only recently delivered to airlines.