Amid speculation, Aviation Minister reveals key info about crashed Air India plane's black box
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu
on Tuesday revealed that the
black box
of the
ill-fated Air India plane
that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12 is in India, dismissing speculations about the box being sent abroad for investigation.
He said that the black box was being examined by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).
The
London-bound Air India flight AI-171
from Ahmedabad crashed moments after taking off from the
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
.
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aircraft crashed into parts of the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College and Civil Hospital building, killing 241 on board the aircraft, and 33 on the ground.
The authorities reported that the black box of AI 171 plane was recovered from the debris on June 13.
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Black box is a bright orange crash-resistant device designed to survive extreme impact and fire. Every commercial aircraft carries two such recorders housed in reinforced casings built to withstand explosions, fire, water pressure, and high-speed crashes.
"...it is all speculation. The black box is very much in India and it it currently being investigated by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)," said Naidu when asked about media reports suggesting that the black box would be sent abroad for a probe into the incident.
However, the minister refused to comment on the duration of the investigation. 'It is a very technical matter,' he said in response on queries about when is the black box data expected to be retrieved.
"Let the AAIB conduct the probe and go through the entire process," he added.
Naidu was speaking on the sidelines of the Helicopters & Small Aircraft Summit 2025, organised by FICCI jointly with the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
A high-level panel has been set up to investigate the causes of the
Ahmedabad plane crash
and the investigation is progressing smoothly, the government said after the incident.
"Decoding the black box is going to give an in-depth insight into what happened moments before the plane crash," Naidu said earlier.
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