The mysterious “11A Enigma” has captured widespread attention after two unrelated plane crashes, occurring 27 years apart, resulted in near-total fatalities—except for a single survivor in each case, both of whom were seated in seat 11A. The first incident dates back to 1998, when Thai actor and singer James Ruangsak Loychusak survived a deadly crash involving a Thai Airways flight in Surat Thani, Thailand. That accident killed 101 passengers, but Loychusak, then a rising star, was seated in 11A, which somehow remained largely intact, allowing him to escape. The story was widely reported and later etched into Thai aviation history as a near-miraculous event.
Fast forward to June 12, 2025, and a hauntingly similar incident occurred in Ahmedabad, India, involving Air India Flight AI-171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London. The aircraft, carrying 242 passengers, crashed shortly after takeoff, resulting in the death of 241 people, including crew members and several on the ground. Miraculously, one passenger survived — Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British-Indian IT consultant — who was also seated in 11A. The seat was located near the aircraft’s wing and emergency exit. Reports suggest that the fuselage broke apart in such a way that the section containing seat 11A was ejected but remained structurally intact. Ramesh managed to escape with minor injuries and is currently recovering in hospital.
The eerie coincidence has sparked online debates and widespread fascination. Social media is flooded with posts about the “11A curse” or “11A miracle,” depending on perspective. Aviation experts stress that while survivability can often be linked to seat location, impact force, and structural dynamics, the recurrence of seat 11A in two unrelated crashes with identical outcomes is extremely rare. Whether coincidence or something more mysterious, the 11A Enigma has quickly become one of aviation’s most talked-about anomalies in recent years.
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