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Black Boxes Recovered in Air India 787 Crash; DGCA Orders Fleet Inspections

Investigators retrieved both flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the June 12 Ahmedabad wreckage for analysis with U.S. agencies.

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Firefighters work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Overview

  • Flight AI171 plunged into a residential area near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and demolishing a doctors’ hostel.
  • Both flight data and cockpit voice recorders were recovered and will be jointly analyzed by the DGCA and international investigators.
  • The DGCA has mandated one-time safety inspections of all Air India Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft from June 15, covering fuel systems, engine actuators and hydraulic systems.
  • Identification of victims is being delayed by severe burn injuries, prompting authorities to collect DNA samples that families say could take weeks to process.
  • Tata Group has pledged an ex gratia payment of ₹1 crore to each family of the deceased, and the sole survivor, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, remains under medical care.