{"id":9180,"date":"2026-04-05T04:34:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=9180"},"modified":"2026-04-05T04:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:34:48","slug":"130033301-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=9180","title":{"rendered":"Air India Ahmedabad plane crash: Grieving families write to PM Modi, demand release of black box data | India News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130033366,imgsize-432793,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/air-india-ahmedabad-plane-crash-file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Air India Ahmedabad plane crash: Grieving families write to PM Modi, demand release of black box data\" title=\"Air India Ahmedabad plane crash (File photo) \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Air India Ahmedabad plane crash (File photo) \">Air India Ahmedabad plane crash (File photo) <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Ten months after the tragic <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/air-india-plane-crash\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Air India plane crash<\/a> that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad, around 30 grieving families have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the release of the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (black box) data.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 en route to London, crashed into a medical college hostel complex shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The aircraft bursted into flames, killing 241 out of 242 people onboard and 19 individuals on the ground.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The families, who met in Ahmedabad on Saturday, said that the release of the black box and CVR data is crucial to uncover the truth behind the calamity.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cWe want to know the truth about what caused the crash and whether there was any technical problem,\u201d they said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Copies of their letter were also sent to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The families demanded that if the black box data cannot be made public, it should at least be shared privately with them.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The airline\u2019s response to the families\u2019 plea is awaited. 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