Indian authorities retrieve black box information from deadly Air India disaster
On Thursday, India's civil aviation ministry reported that investigators have obtained data from the flight recorder associated with an Air India incident this month, which resulted in the loss of 260 lives, marking a crucial advancement in comprehending the decade's most disastrous aviation event.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, headed for London, tragically went down shortly after its departure from Ahmedabad, India, on June 12, resulting in the deaths of 241 out of 242 individuals on board, along with fatalities among bystanders.
The aircraft's black boxes—comprising the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and the flight data recorder (FDR)—were located in the days following the tragedy, with one retrieved from the top of a building at the crash site on June 13, and the other found amidst the wreckage on June 16.
According to the ministry, a team from India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), along with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, accessed data from the cockpit recorder on Wednesday.
"The goal of these efforts is to piece together the events leading up to the accident and to identify factors that could improve aviation safety and avert similar incidents in the future," stated the ministry in a release.
Jennifer Homendy, chair of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, expressed on Thursday her hope that the Indian authorities will quickly share outcomes from their investigation into the crash.
"For the sake of aviation safety, public safety, and awareness, we hope they will promptly disclose their findings," Homendy mentioned during an aviation conference.
She added that the NTSB team has been putting in a significant effort to support India and noted "we have received outstanding collaboration from the Indian government and the AAIB."
The investigation into the Air India crash, which began descending after reaching 650 feet, is reportedly scrutinizing engine thrust, as per a knowledgeable source.
The Wall Street Journal has indicated that investigators suspect the Dreamliner's emergency-power generator was functioning at the time of the accident.
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