The second black box from the Air India Boeing 787 passenger plane that crashed in Ahmedabad, northwest India, on Thursday was recovered on Sunday, according to Indian authorities.
Dr. P.K. Mishra, a close aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, confirmed the recovery of the black box, which contains cockpit audio and communication data.
The first black box, known as the quick access recorder (QAR) or flight data recorder, was retrieved on Friday. It provides crucial flight information such as speed, position, altitude, and angle of attack. This recovery follows the tragic crash that resulted in the deaths of at least 279 individuals.
According to the latest report issued on Saturday, only one occupant, a British citizen of Indian descent, survived the incident that occurred mere moments after the aircraft took off from Ahmedabad.
Additionally, thirty-eight people on the ground, mainly consisting of doctors, medical students, and their families, lost their lives when the aircraft, en route to London, crashed into buildings in the city.
The Indian Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has initiated a comprehensive investigation, while the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is conducting a concurrent investigation due to the aircraft being manufactured in the United States, as highlighted by Dr. Mishra.
Agencies from the US and UK responsible for air crash inquiries are sending teams to assist their Indian counterparts.
Experts caution that it is premature to draw conclusions about the cause of this disaster, which ranks among the most severe in recent history.
Social media footage shows the aircraft taking off but failing to gain altitude before crashing and exploding.
On Friday, the Indian Civil Aviation Authority mandated “preventive” inspections of all Air India Boeing 787s, focusing particularly on engines, wingtips, and taxiing systems.
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