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The digital flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of the flight that skidded off the runway in Kozhikode, Kerala have been recovered by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIIB) on Saturday, 8 August.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, in a tweet, said the cause of the accident is being investigated.
WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
Air India Express flight (IX-1344) from Dubai carrying 190 passengers skidded off the runway during landing at Karipur Airport in Kozhikode, Kerala on Friday. Reportedly, 18 people died in the incident.
WHO IS INVESTIGATING?
According to Hindustan Times, an Air India Express flight left Delhi on Saturday, at 2 am, with investigation officers from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIIB), chief executive of Air India Express (AIE) and other Air India and AIE officials.
Angels of Air India and GO employees also reportedly left from Mumbai during early hours of Saturday to coordinate with various agencies, and provide support and assistance to kin of those affected by the crash.
Later, the teams on the site were joined by Air India’s chairman and managing director, as well as other senior officials, reported HT.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also arrived at the spot.
Minister of State for External Affairs V Murleedharan tweeted on Saturday that he, too, had visited the crash site and received a brief on how the accident had occurred.
“The investigation is on to ascertain various aspects of the crash,” Murleedharan had said.
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
According to Hindustan Times, the civil aviation ministry informed on Friday evening that no fire was reporting at the time of landing. The civil aviation regulator also reportedly said:
Further, the information is that the Air India Express pilots had attempted two landings before the final one.
A senior DGCA investigator told ANI:
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