Preliminary Report Submitted on Air India Plane Crash Investigation

The investigative team looking into the Air India plane crash has submitted its initial report to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The findings regarding the incident, which resulted in the tragic loss of 260 lives, remain undisclosed. On June 12, shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, an Air India flight bound for London crashed into a hostel complex in the Meghani Nagar area, claiming the lives of 241 individuals on board, along with several others on the ground. Remarkably, one passenger survived the disaster.

According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the crash protection module (CPM) from the front black box has been successfully retrieved, and on June 25, 2025, the memory module was accessed, with its data downloaded at the AAIB laboratory. Sources indicated that a duplicate black box, referred to as the 'golden chassis,' was utilized to verify the successful recovery of the data. One black box was discovered on June 13 on the roof of a building at the crash site, while the other was recovered from the wreckage on June 16.

The investigation is being led by officials from the AAIB, with participation from the Indian Air Force, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), and technical experts from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), representing the country where the aircraft was designed and manufactured. The AAIB's Director General is overseeing the investigation, which also includes an aviation medical expert and an air traffic control officer. Sources have confirmed that the NTSB team is currently in Delhi, collaborating with Indian officials at the AAIB laboratory. Representatives from Boeing and GE are also present in the capital to support the technical analysis.