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The Print
4 hours ago
- General
- The Print
Air India crash: Data from recovered AI-171 Black Box downloaded, analysis underway
'The Crash Protection Module (CPM) from the front black box was safely retrieved, and on 25 June, 2025, the memory module was successfully accessed and its data downloaded at the AAIB Lab. 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 said. Both the front and rear black boxes reached the AAIB lab in Delhi on 24 June, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said in a statement Thursday. New Delhi: The data from the black box of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad was successfully retrieved by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). The 12 June crash has claimed as many as 275 people lives, including the 241 out of the 242 onboard the Boeing 787-8. Following the crash, both the Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) and Flight Data Recorders (FDR) were recovered. While the FDR was recovered from the rooftop of the building at the crash site on 13 June, the CVR was found in the debris on 16 June. 'Standard Operating Procedures were issued for their secure handling, storage, and transportation. The devices were kept under 24×7 police protection and CCTV surveillance in Ahmedabad,' the statement added. The AAIB, meanwhile, initiated an investigation and formed a multidisciplinary team on 13 June, in line with prescribed norms. Led by the AAIB Director General, the team includes an aviation medicine specialist, an Air Traffic Controller officer, and representatives from National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) which is a government investigative agency from the state of manufacture and design (i.e., the US), as required for such probes. 'On the evening of 24 June 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 25 June, 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, officials said, is underway aiming to reconstruct the 'sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences'. India is a signatory to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Chicago Convention (1944) and investigates aircraft accidents in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 (sets international standards for investigating aircraft accidents) and the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2017. The AAIB is the designated authority for such investigations. As per ICAO Annex 13, the preliminary report must be issued within 30 days of the incident. (Edited by Tony Rai) Also Read: Recurring aircraft defects to faded runway lines, DGCA check reveals safety lapses at key airports
Mint
6 hours ago
- Mint
Efforts on to reconstruct events that led to Air India plane crash, says Govt - ‘analysis of black box data underway'
Air India Crash: The Union Civil Aviation Ministry said on June 26 that efforts are underway to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the fatal Air India plane crash on June 12 and identify contributing factors. The ministry said a multidisciplinary team, headed by the chief of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), is probing the Ahmedabad plane crash, and data is being extracted from the aircraft's black boxes. On the evening of June 24, a team led by DG AAIB with technical members from AAIB and US-based The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) began extracting the datA from the black boxes, the ministry said. '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,' it said. The London-bound Air India flight AI-171 carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12. All but one on board the plane died along with nearly 29 on the ground when the aircraft smashed into a medical complex. "The analysis of CVR (cockpit voice recorder) and FDR (flight data recorder) data is underway," the statement said. The analysis of CVR (cockpit voice recorder) and FDR (flight data recorder) data is underway. Both the black boxes – the Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) and the Flight Data Recorders (FDR) were recovered—one from a rooftop of the building at the crash site on June, 13 2025 and the other from the debris on June, 16 2025, the government said. 'Subsequently, the black boxes were brought from Ahmedabad to Delhi by IAF aircraft with full security on 24 June, 2025. The front black box arrived AAIB Lab, Delhi with the DG, AAIB at 1400 hrs on 24 June, 2025. The rear black box was brought by a second AAIB team and reached AAIB Lab, Delhi at 1715 hrs on 24 June, 2025,' it said. Following the unfortunate accident involving Air India Flight AI-171, the AAIB promptly initiated an investigation and constituted a multidisciplinary team on June 13 2025, in line with prescribed norms, the statement said.
Economic Times
7 hours ago
- Economic Times
Air India plane crash: Black box data downloaded, may disclose sequence of events that led to deadly accident
Almost a fortnight after an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad killing 274 people, the government on Thursday announced that critical flight data from the front black box of the plane has been successfully retrieved. On June 25, 2025, the Crash Protection Module (CPM) was safely recovered, and the memory module was accessed and its data downloaded at the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) lab. The analysis of Cockpit Voice Recorders and Flight Data Recorders 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. ALSO READ: Two weeks after Air India crash, probe lead not named Both the Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) and Flight Data Recorders (FDR) were recovered—one from a rooftop of the building at the crash site on 13 June, 2025 and the other from the debris on 16 June, 2025. The devices were kept under 24x7 police protection and CCTV surveillance in Ahmedabad. ALSO READ: Authorities identify all but one of 260 victims of Air India plane crash Subsequently, the black boxes were brought from Ahmedabad to Delhi by IAF aircraft with full security on June 24. AAIB is yet to appoint a lead investigator to probe the accident. The delay, say experts, raises questions on the efficiency of the probe process which has to be necessarily completed in a time-bound manner. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) rules stipulate that the investigator-in-charge of an air crash will be responsible for the organisation, conduct and control of the probe. ICAO's Annex 13, which outlines guidelines for aircraft accident and incident investigations, also states that a preliminary report has to be submitted within 30 days of an Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board, bound for London's Gatwick Airport, lost height seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad on June 12 and erupted in a fireball as it hit a medical college was one survivor among those on the plane, and the crash also killed 19 people on death count was below the authorities' earlier estimate of 270 but officials remained cautious on the final toll."We have identified 259 victims. They include 240 passengers and 19 non-passengers. DNA test result of one passenger is still awaited," said Rakesh Joshi, superintendent of Ahmedabad civil hospital."The site of the crash is still being cleared. Unless we are certain that no additional victims are going to be found, we cannot declare the final death toll," Joshi added. The remains of the 256 people have been handed over to their families, the local government said in a statement, adding that 253 victims were identified through DNA sample matching and the remaining six through facial identification.
Hindustan Times
7 hours ago
- General
- Hindustan Times
India says efforts are on to reconstruct events that caused Air India crash
NEW DELHI -Efforts are underway to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the Air India plane crash this month that killed 260 people, and identify contributing factors, India's civil aviation ministry said on Thursday. India says efforts are on to reconstruct events that caused Air India crash The London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed moments after takeoff from India's Ahmedabad city on June 12, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and the rest on ground in the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. The black boxes of the plane - the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder - were recovered in the days that followed, one from the rooftop of a building at the crash site on June 13, and the other from the debris on June 16. They were transported to national capital Delhi on Tuesday, where a team led by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau began extracting their data, the ministry said in a statement. "The Crash Protection Module from the front black box was safely retrieved, memory module was successfully accessed and its data analysis of CVR and FDR data is underway," it said. The CPM is the core part of a black box that houses and protects data recorded during a crash. India said last week that it was yet to decide where the black boxes would be analysed. The data retrieved from them could provide critical clues into the aircraft's performance and any conversations between the pilots preceding the crash. The air disaster has also brought renewed attention to violations of norms by airlines in the country. India's aviation regulator said on Tuesday that multiple instances of aircraft defects reappearing were found at the Mumbai and Delhi airports - two of India's busiest. Reuters has reported that warnings were given by India's aviation regulator to Air India, which has come under increased scrutiny since the crash, including for permitting some aircraft to fly despite emergency equipment checks being overdue. The airline has also been warned for violations related to pilot duty scheduling and oversight. Air India has said it had implemented the authority's directions and was committed to ensuring adherence to safety protocols. It also said it was accelerating verification of maintenance records and would complete the process in the coming days. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
NDTV
7 hours ago
- General
- NDTV
In Air India Crash Probe Breakthrough, Data Downloaded From 'Black Boxes'
New Delhi: Information from the black boxes recovered from the June 12 Air India plane crash has been successfully downloaded and is being analysed, the governemnt said Thursday afternoon. The black boxes - a flight data recorder, or FDR, and a cockpit voice recorder, or CVR - were damaged in the crash and there were questions over the recovery of usable data. Last week sources told NDTV the governemnt may send the FDR and CVR to the United States for forensic extraction of data. However, in a big breakthrough, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has succeeded in safely extracting the Crash Protection Module, or CPM, and the memory module, and downloaded all data. The government said both boxes - one found on the rooftop of the hostel into which the plane crashed and the other from the debris - were securely transported to the AAIB lab in Delhi on Tuesday. The first black box reached the AAIB lab at 2pm. The second reached at 5.15pm. The data extraction began the same day and the process was completed by Wednesday. CVR data is expected to shed light on cockpit conversations, crew responses, and ambient sounds, while the FDR contains parameters like altitude, airspeed, flight control inputs, and engine performance. "Analysis of CVR and FDR data underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety," the government said. Tail section of AI 171 that crashed into a hostel building near Ahmedabad airport. This means we are now a (giant) step closer to understanding why AI 171, Air India's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed 36 seconds after take-off, killing 241 people on the plane and 34 on the ground. Quesions For AI Black Box: 'What Alarms Rang?' These are some of the key questions the data should be able to answer. 1. What did Captain Sabharwal say in his distress call? The Civil Aviation Ministry said a distress call had been broadcast seconds before impact. 'Mayday, mayday...' was what Captain Sabharwal reportedly told Ahmedabad ATC. There were also reports Captain Sabharwal had flagged the loss of power and thrust as well. CVR data should reveal if he did, indeed, also say '... no power... no thrust...', which will be a key piece of evidence pushing investigators to focus on the engine as the cause for the crash. 2. What time was the message sent? The plane took off at 1.39 pm, the government has confirmed. Thirty-six seconds later it crashed. What happened in that painfully brief period? CVR data will pinpoint the exact millisecond Captain Sabharwal sent his 'mayday' message, which will establish just how much time First Officer Clive Kunder and he had to try and rescue the plane. Only one passenger - a British-Indian man seated in 11A - survived the horrific crash. It is still unclear what caused the crash but the prevailing theory - backed by audio and video of the crash that seems to show deployment of the RAT, or Ram Air Turbine, is either a dual engine malfunction or a system-wide hydraulic or electronic failure. A visual of the RAT, or Ram Air Turbine, deployed. The airline has, though, said the plane that crashed had regular safety checks and had its right engine changed less than four months earlier. The left had been inspected in April, it said. Meanwhile, a parliamentary committee is expected to convene next week to discuss safety issues in the civil aviation sector, including aircraft maintenance concerns. Government officials, airline reps, and Boeing executives have been sumoned and are expected to face tough questions, sources said. Sources had told NDTV of 'multiple shortcomings' in the aviation sector, with aircraft maintenance a matter of concern. The committee will also address frequent helicopter accidents.
