Air India plane crash: Dreamliner's FDR and CVR located, says govt statement
Statements by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) and the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Sunday said that the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of Air India flight AI 171 had been located.
Investigators had earlier found the Flight Data Recorder (FDR), one of the black boxes, at the crash site.
The statements came on a day when the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, P K Mishra, visited Ahmedabad to assess the situation following the June 12 crash that killed 241 passengers and crew, and many others on the ground.
The PIB release said: 'The AAIB (Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau) has launched a detailed investigation, and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is conducting a parallel probe under international protocols since the aircraft is American-made. Officials confirmed that the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) have been located and secured.'
Mishra reviewed the accident site near the B J Medical College, Meghaninagar, where senior officials from the state government, the AAIB and the Airports Authority of India briefed him on the sequence of events and immediate response measures.
Mishra also met bereaved families and injured victims, observed DNA sample matching and directed authorities to provide full assistance to those affected.
He held a meeting at Ahmedabad Circuit House and discussed relief and investigation efforts with senior officials from the central and state governments, the AAIB and the Airports Authority of India.
The Principal Secretary was accompanied by PMO officials Tarun Kapoor, Advisor to the PM, and Mangesh Ghildiyal, Deputy Secretary, PMO.
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