MI17 Chopper Crash case: ‘Black Box’ of Helicopter recovered
New Delhi: The black box of the crashed MI-17V5 helicopter which is also known as the flight recorder recovered by the officials on Thursday morning. The black box of the crashed Mi-17V5 helicopter was found after its search area was expanded from 300 meters to one km from the accident spot by the Defence officials.
A special team of the Air force officers led by Wing Commander R. Bhardwaj has recovered the black box and more details are awaited. The team has been conducting search operations since morning as the priority on Wednesday was to recover the bodies safely to Wellington Army hospital.
Meanwhile, a six-member special medical team from Coimbatore is attending the treatment of the lone survivor in the Coonoor helicopter crash, Group captain Varun Singh who is struggling for his life at the Wellington Army hospital.
The black box can reveal the data about the helicopter’s final flight situation and other aspects. Though called a black box, the flight data recorder is painted in bright orange colour and it records the flight data and cockpit conversations.
Further forensic examination of the remains of the chopper can also reveal if there were external causes for the accident.
(_Vinayak Barot)
