Captain Kishore Chinta, a former investigator with India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), calls this "the rarest of the rare" crashes - a controlled flight into terrain just 30 seconds after take-off. "To my knowledge, nothing quite like this has ever happened," he told the BBC.

Boeing stock was wavering on Tuesday as investors awaited more information about the 787 crash in India.Shares of the commercial jet maker gained 0.2% to $202.09 in midday trading, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.

The crash of a Boeing 787 passenger jet in India minutes after takeoff on Thursday is the latest incident that adds to woes at the troubled U.S. planemaker.