Black Field Recovered from Rooftop in Air India Crash Website Says AAIB

The Plane Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Friday clarified that the Digital Flight Knowledge Recorder (DFDR), generally known as the black field, recovered from the rooftop of a constructing on the web site of the Air India Flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad.

“Readability on confusion: DFDR (Digital Flight Knowledge Recorder) itself is the black field,” stated AAIB.

The AAIB has launched a full-scale investigation following the Air India flight crash on Thursday, with over 40 employees from the Gujarat State Authorities becoming a member of efforts to help the Ministry of Civil Aviation groups on the bottom. 

“Opposite to some studies, the video recorder being circulated will not be the DFDR (Digital Flight Knowledge Recorder). The black field was discovered on the rooftop. AAIB started work with full drive instantly. Over 40 employees from the State Authorities joined efforts to reinforce MoCA groups on web site. The DFDR has been recovered from the rooftop,” stated the assertion of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Air India flight AI171 crashed minutes after take-off from Ahmedabad airport which claimed the lives of 265 folks. On the flight, a complete of 230 passengers, together with 169 Indians and 53 British nationals boarded.

Within the tragic incident, just one passenger in seat 11A survived, recognized as Ramesh Biswas Kumar. He was sitting near the emergency exit, and jumped from the plane earlier than it went down.

“It occurred in entrance of my eyes. Even I could not imagine how I survived. For a second, I used to be assured that I used to be going to die. However once I opened my eyes, I realised that I used to be alive, then I attempted to unplug my seat belt and exit from the damaged emergency door. Whereas I managed to exit, uncle-aunty sitting close to me and an air hostess misplaced their lives in entrance of my eyes,” stated Ramesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally visited the crash web site and met injured survivors on the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.