Investigation Underway: AAIB Analyzes Black Box Data from Air India Flight AI-171 Crash, ET Infra
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NEW DELHI: India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has started the process of retrieving the data from the black boxes of the crashed Air India flight AI-171 and is currently analysing Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) and Flight Data Recorders (FDR) to ascertain the reason for the crash which occurred on June 12.In a statement, the Ministry of Civil Aviation highlighted that the Air India crash investigation led by the Director General of AAIB is also being supported by a representative from Washington DC-based National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a premier and an independent US government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation.'On the evening of June 24, 2025, the team led by DG AAIB with technical members from AAIB and NTSB began the data extraction process. The Crash Protection Module (CPM) from the front black box was safely retrieved, and on June, 25, 2025, the memory module was successfully accessed and its data downloaded at the AAIB Lab,' the statement said.'The analysis of CVR and FDR data is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences,' the statement added.According to the United Nations' specialised agency International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), investigative agencies looking after aircraft accidents must submit a preliminary report to ICAO within 30 days of the date of the accident.The Ministry of Civil Aviation in its statement highlighted that all actions have been taken in full compliance with domestic laws and international obligations in a time-bound manner. India, as a signatory to the ICAO Chicago Convention, has set guidelines related to investigations into aircraft accidents.Air India's flight AI-171 crashed soon after take off from Ahmedabad airport, leading to the tragic demise of 241 crew and passengers on board. The crash involved the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft which was powered by two GEnx-1B engines manufactured by GE Aerospace.
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