The crash of an Air India flight with 242 passengers on board has raised many questions.

On June 12, an Air India jet left Ahmedabad for London Gatwick before unexpectedly falling out of the sky.

The video shows the plane rapidly descending, followed by a tremendous explosion and a column of smoke billowing into the sky.

According to the airline, there were 242 passengers and crew members aboard.

Air India continued, “Of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, one is a Canadian national, and seven are Portuguese nationals.”

Authorities verified that the jet crashed barely four miles from the airport after reaching a height of around 625 feet.

There have also been reports of one solitary survivor of the jet accident, who is still in the hospital.

An inquiry into what caused the disaster has begun, but an aviation expert has commented on the various difficulties that may have emerged.

Alastair Rosenschein, a former British Airways pilot, talked to Sky News after examining footage of the jet accident.

Rosenschein identified numerous obvious concerns that he believes may have led to the jet failing to take off successfully.

He remarked, “It’s clearly got its [landing] gear down, which is incorrect… it should have been up.” And while the footage isn’t obvious, it appears that the aircraft’s takeoff flap was not set.

The expert underlined the necessity of wing flaps and how they must be properly adjusted to lengthen the curve of each wing and, eventually, provide the plane with the extra lift required at lower speeds to take off and ascend.

He did state that, currently, he is only theorizing that this may have had a role.

Authorities are still investigating the reason for the jet accident and have not yet issued an official statement on the underlying cause.

He went on to say, “[This] could explain why the aircraft crashed, as the aircraft would not have been able to maintain flight.”

“The video isn’t obvious, but the flap setting doesn’t appear correct to me.

“The aircraft’s altitude is incorrect, and it seems to be dropping rather than soaring.

“It does look as if it’s an aerodynamic issue because of not having the right flap setting on take-off.”

His comments came after officials disclosed the pilot’s reported final words while piloting the jet.

Sumeet Sabharwal, the captain, shouted out on his radio, “Mayday […] no thrust, losing power, unable to lift.”

Sabharwal allegedly had 22 years of experience and had flown 8,200 hours.