A recording of dialogue between the pilots in the deadly Air India crash apparently suggests the captain cut fuel to the plane's engines.

NEW DELHI — A cockpit voice recording from the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787 indicates that one of the pilots may have cut off fuel to the plane’s engines just after takeoff, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the early findings of U.S. investigators.

According to a report published on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal quoting sources close to United States officials’ early assessment of evidence, the black box audio recording of the last conversation between the two pilots indicates that the captain might have turned off the switches controlling the flow of fuel to the plane’s engines.

The CEO of Air India urged his staff to not jump to conclusions after a preliminary report over last month’s deadly crash ruled out mechanical or maintenance issues, suggesting it may have