Union civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu said on Tuesday, June 24, that the black box of the Air India AI171 plane, which crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12 was in India only and being examined by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.
Naidu’s statement sought to dismiss reports of the black box being sent abroad for investigation.
The Gatwick-bound AI171 Boeing 787-7 Dreamliner plunged into the hostel complex of BJ Medical College in Meghani Nagar within minutes of its takeoff from the Sardar Vallabhbhai International Airport.
Of the 242 persons onboard the plane, only one individual survived. In addition, 29 people on the ground were also killed by the terrifying plane crash. A total of 270 persons lost their lives to the tragedy.
Officials recovered the black box of the Air India plane was recovered from the site on June 13.
