Air India flight 171 was in the air for just about a minute before it crashed on Thursday with 242 people on board. Only one survivor has been confirmed in the disaster, which also killed people on the ground when the aircraft hit a medical college hostel.
Relatives had been asked to give DNA samples to identify the dead, authorities said.
The cause of the crash was not known and Indian aviation authorities said a formal investigation had begun, with both Boeing and engine maker GE Aerospace saying they would join the investigation.
Video of the aircraft showed landing gear was down at a phase of the flight when it would typically be up, while local media reports and analysts said the engines would likely be one area for investigation.
"The flight path after takeoff shows a slow rate of climb before a rapid descent, suggesting loss of power on takeoff, which would most likely be traced to the engines," Bernstein analysts said in a note.
The lone confirmed survivor of the flight, a British national of Indian origin who was sitting in an exit row in seat 11A, told Indian media he had heard a loud noise shortly after take-off.
The accident was the first fatal air crash in India since 2020. Read here for the deadliest civilian air crashes in India.
Passengers on the flight included 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian, Air India said.
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