Black Box Found at Ahmedabad Crash Site As Families Wait for Answers – ryan

Lucy Clarke-Billings

BBC News

A Black Box has been found at the site of the Air India plans crash in ahmedabad, india’s civil aviation said on friday.

The Flight Data Recorder was Recovered with 28 Hours by India’s Aircraft Acracent Investigation Bureau (AAIB), RAM Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu Confirmed.

All but one of the 242 People on the London-Bound Flight Died It Crashed Into A Residictive Area Less Than 60 Seconds After Take-offsday. An Official Told the BBC that at Least Eight People on the Ground Were Also Killed.

“The (Recovery of the Black Box) Marks an Important Step Forward in the Investigation” and Will “Significantly aid the Inquiry” Into the Disaster, Mr Kinjarapu Said.

Plans Usually Carry Two Black Boxes – Small But Tough Electronic Data Recorders.

One Records Flight Data, Such as Altitude and Speed. The Other Records Sound from the Cockpit, SO investigators Can Hear what the pilots areing and listing for any unusual noises.

Aaib is leading the inquiry into the cause of the crash, helped by teams from the us and uk. Boeing’s Chief Executive, Kelly Ortberg, Said the Company was supporting the investigation.

Air India Said there are 169 Indian Nationals, 53 Britons, Portuguese and One Canadian on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Aircraft Wen It Crashed Father Taking FROM AHMEDABAD’S SARTAR VALABHBHAI PATTER AIRPORT AT 13:39 LOCAL TIME (08:09 GMT).

Flight AI171 was scheduled to land at London’s Gatwick Airport at 18:25 bst.

On Friday, the Wreckage was Still Scattered Across the Crash, Including the Blacked Wing of the Plane, with Large Pieces of the Aircraft Stuck in Buildings.

Investigators Arrived at the scene and Crowds were Moved Further Away from the Wreckage.

Do you doctor told the bbc that they are relaying on dna from relative to identifying the Vicims. A Police Official at the post-mortem Room Told the bbc that the remains of six people haad ben released to families so far, nor their relatives to identify I say basic features.

The sole survivor of the crash, the British National Vishwashkumar Ramesh, who was in seat 11a on the Flight, is still recovering in hospital.

“I Still Cannot Believe How I Made It Out Alive,” He Told India’s State Broadcaster DD News On Thursday.

“At first, i thought of was going to die. I managed to open my eyes, unfastened my seat belt and tried to exit the plane.”

Mr ramesh, 40, who sustained burn injuries on his his left hend, sae heave the aircraft crew and itsangers die in front of hisyes.

Meanwhile, Desperate Families Are Still Waiting for News of Their Relatives.

Imtiaz Ali, Whose Brother Javed and His Family Were on the FlightSaid that UNIL he sees his brother’s body, he will not believe he has died.

“If I get sad and start crying, then i’ll be uncontrolble,” he told the bbc.

“No-One Will Be Able to Stop … My Heart Might Burst.”

The plane crashed in a residency area Called Meghani Nagar and, forth though it has just off, the impact was severe. Wreckage Spread Over 200m (656ft), Accounting to Responders.

It is still unclear exactly How many were killed on the grill, but the bbc has been told that at least eight people, who were not on the aircraft, have died.

Dr. Minakshi Parikh, the Dean of the Bj Medical College and Civil Hospital, Said Four of Their Students Died As the Plane Crashed Into Buildings on the Campus.

“There were also four relatives of our doctors who were on the Campus were the Aircraft crashed – they too killed,” Dr Parikh Said.

“We are relaying only on dna matching to identify and it is something where we Simply Cannot Rush or Afford Mistakes.

“We are Working with Sinceri. We have want relatives to underestand, and be a bit patient. We want to have over (the bodies) as soon as Possible.”

On Friday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Spent Around 20 minutes at the site of the plane crash.

He did not speak to reporters afterwards but a video posted on his youtube channel showed Him Walking Around the Site and Inspecting the Debr.

MODI ALSO VISITED THE LOCATION OF A NOW-Viral Image that Shows the Tail of the Crarashed Plane Lodged in a Building.

Earlier on Friday, Air India Ceo Campbell Wilson Also Went to the Crash, Later Describing the Visit As “Deeply Moving”.

Acciting to Data by Tracking Website, Fliffradar24, The Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 HAD Completed More than 700 Flights in the Year Leading Up to the Thursday’s Disaster.

The Air India Plane was 11 years old and it not Common routes Included Flights Between Mumbai and Dubai, nor well as the Capital New Delhi and European Destinations As Milan, Paris and Amsterdam.

The Plane Had Operated 25 Flights from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick in the past two years.

India’s Aviation Regulator, The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has oroured Additional Safety at Air India’s Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Fleet, Describing it as a “Prevective Measure”.