Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Data From Black Box Of Air India Flight Retrieved, Memory Module Accessed
The data from the front black box of the crashed Air India was retrieved and downloaded, it was known on Thursday. The memory module was also successfully accessed.
On June 24, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu had said the black box of the Air India plane which crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12 was being examined by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, and dismissed speculation that it would be sent abroad for an inquiry.
The London-bound Air India flight crashed into a hostel complex in Ahmedabad moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, killing 270 persons, including 241 on board.
One passenger survived.
The black box of Air India's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane was recovered from the site on June 13.
A black box is a small device that records information about an aircraft during its flight. It helps in the investigation of aviation accidents.
Following the incident, a high-level panel was set up to investigate the causes of the crash, and the investigation is progressing smoothly, the government said after the incident.
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