Voice recorder from Air India flight found

Investigators are to study the pilots’ final words for clues about the cause of the plane crash, after recovering the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage. At least 270 people died, most of them passengers

Ahmedabad

INDIA
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

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13:38:40 local time: Flight Al-171 takes off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Seconds later, pilot issues “Mayday” distress call

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13.38.55: Aircraft reaches altitude of 625ft and attains top speed of 174 knots before beginning to rapidly descend

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13:39:13: Plane crashes into residential quarters of BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital

Investigation reportedly focused on engine failure and issues with wing flaps and landing gear

Black boxes located at tail section

Around 1.5km
AHMEDABAD AIRPORT

Flight Data Recorder

Cockpit Voice Recorder

Flash memory

BLACK BOXES
Record flight parameters, cockpit sounds and conversations. Can withstand impact 3,400 times force of gravity and temperatures up to 1,100°C

Length
57m
Wingspan
60m

Sources: Flightradar24, Hindustan Times, Reuters, Boeing
Picture: Google Earth
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