The investigators have retrieved the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the scene.
The Air India flight that crashed recently
after takeoff outside
Ahmedabad
airport last week.
All
but one passenger died after
the London-bound
Boeing 787
aircraft crashed into the campus of a medical college in Ahmedabad city on Thursday afternoon. Only one passenger among the 242 aboard survived.
A minimum of 29 people on the ground, among them five medical students who were inside the hostel, lost their lives as well.
The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), which records audio from the cockpit—encompassing both pilot communications as well as information from the flight data recorder—will play a crucial role in uncovering the probable causes behind one of the most severe air accidents in recent history.
flight data recorder was recovered from the crash site
over the weekend.
The
Air India
The aircraft started descending rapidly shortly after taking off and exploded into a massive fireball upon colliding with the housing building of a medical college.
Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, piloting the aircraft, has reportedly earned local praise as a “hero” for supposedly steering the AI171 away from colliding with an apartment building.
Jahanvi Rajput, 28, told
The Sun
That “we made it thanks to Pilot Captain Sabharwal; he’s our savior. Because of his actions, we are still alive.”
“The green space next to us was visible to him and that’s where he went,” she said. The flight crashed on the top floor of the accommodation block, where medical students had assembled to eat lunch.
On Monday, the crash site was bustling with excavators and workers removing the rubble. Authorities examined the structure in an effort to find evidence that might help investigators determine what caused the disaster.
A decline in engine performance is now considered the likely reason for the accident. Video evidence and initial investigations indicate that the plane struggled to ascend, gaining approximately 450 feet before plummeting, potentially because of diminished output from its two General Electric GEnx engines.
The Times
reported.
The precise reason for the “highly uncommon” failure of both engines losing power is still not known. However, on Sunday, India’s civil aviation regulator (DGCA) initiated immediate pre-flight checks focusing on fuel systems, electronic engine controls, and various parts of Boeing 787 planes operating within the nation.
So far, local authorities have released the remains of 64 victims. Additionally, 92 more bodies have been identified via DNA testing and will shortly be handed over to their families.
Many family members of those who died in the accident submitted DNA samples at the medical facility during the past few days.
Dr. Rakesh Joshi, the civil superintendent, appealed to the grieving families not to worry about the delays in releasing the bodies. He stated, “We are doing everything we can to expedite this procedure at the earliest. There are complaints from some individuals who say they haven’t received their test results even after three days.”
I urge them not to panic, as this is a crucial process with significant legal consequences. We will notify them immediately upon receiving the results.
At the same time, funeral services took place in Ahmedabad for several victims of the accident, among whom was the ex-Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
On Sunday, representatives from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) inspected the location where the airplane crashed.
Officials have likewise started conducting inspections
Air India
The complete fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners owned by the airline was addressed by aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu. Out of the 34 Dreamliners in India, eight have already been inspected, according to Kinjarapu, who also mentioned that the rest would undergo examination promptly.
The airplane that had an accident was 12 years old. Other models from Boeing have faced numerous safety concerns. It’s reported that approximately 1,200 Boeing 787 Dreamliners operate globally today; however, this incident marks the first fatal crash after 16 years since these planes began service, as per industry specialists.
On Monday, an Air India Boeing 787 heading for Delhi had to make a stop
compelled to return to Hong Kong
following the pilot’s report of technical problems during the flight.
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