A loss of engine power is increasingly being seen as the most probable cause of the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad that killed more than 270 people on Thursday.Video footage and preliminary findings suggest that the aircraft failed to gain altitude,

The Air India flight fell from the sky on Thursday and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday.

The aircraft, Air India flight AI-171, took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon and crashed shortly after in the Meghaninagar area. The plane burst into flames upon impact. Fire and rescue teams were immediately dispatched to douse the blaze, confirmed fire officer Jayesh Khadia.

An Air India flight bound for Delhi from Hong Kong was forced to return shortly after takeoff due to a suspected technical issue

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

Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.