Air India Plane Crash: NIA, other central agencies officials visit Ahmedabad crashing site to help investigate | Today news

Air India Plane Crash: The Bureau of Aircraft Accidents (AAB), under the Civil Aviation Ministry, began an investigation into the accident. The AAB is responsible for the classification of safety incidents involving aircraft in Indian airspace as accidents and serious incidents. Air India Plane Crash: A Fire Department stands next to the Crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Aircraft, in Ahmedabad, India, June 13, 2025. Reuters/Adnan Abidi/File Photo (Reuters) Air India Plane Crash: The National Investigations Agency (NIA) and other officials Ahmedabad Plane crash on June 13. According to sources, central agencies officials visited the accident site without disclosing further details, the news agency said. A London Air India Flight – Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft – with 230 passengers and 12 crew members on board, crashed into a medical university complex on Thursday afternoon, moments after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. Air India confirmed that 241 people were killed on board the flight. Only one passenger miraculously survived the accident. The Bureau for the investigation of the Aircraft Accidents (AAB), under the Civil Aviation Ministry, began an investigation into the accident. The AAB is responsible for the classification of safety incidents involving aircraft in Indian airspace as accidents and serious incidents. Police in Gujarat and Fire Department officials said efforts had been made to restore the Black Box of Air India Flight AI 171, as its analysis will provide important clues as to what caused the disaster. A black box is a small device that records information about an aircraft during its flight. Modi visits Ahmedabad crashing site earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the lonely survivor in Air India aircraft accident on Friday. He visited Ahmedabad to meet the injured a day after the deadly accident. Visited the accident site in Ahmedabad today. The scene of devastation is sad. Our thoughts remain with those who have lost their loved ones in this unthinkable tragedy. Upon his arrival in Ahmedabad, Prime Minister Modi was received by Gujarat Bhupendra Patel and Union Ministers, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu and CR Paatil. Modi also visited the site of the tragedy. “The accident website visited Ahmedabad today. The scene of devastation is sad. Remember officials and teams who work tirelessly in the aftermath. Our minds remain with those who have lost their loved ones in this unthinkable tragedy,” PM Modi posted on X. (With PTI inputs) is the investigation into the aviation examination (AAB). Only one passenger survived the accident among 241 people on board. The recovery of the black box is of the utmost importance to understand the cause of the disaster.