Air India flight AI-171 crash: Black box data successfully retrieved, memory module accessed

Air India flight AI-171 crash: Black box data successfully retrieved, memory module accessed
June 26, 2025

The black boxes from Air India Flight AI-171 have been recovered and are currently being analysed at the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) laboratory in Delhi, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Thursday.

Following the June 13 crash, the AAIB constituted a multidisciplinary investigation team, led by its Director General, in line with international protocols. The team includes an aviation medicine expert, an Air Traffic Control officer and representatives from the US-based National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the designated agency from the aircraft’s state of manufacture.

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