New Delhi, Jun 26: India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has begun the critical analysis of the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of Air India Flight AI-171, which crashed earlier this month. The Civil Aviation Ministry confirmed that all investigation steps are being carried out as per international norms laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). As a signatory to the ICAO’s 1944 Chicago Convention, India investigates aircraft accidents in line with ICAO’s Annex 13 and under the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2017.
The AAIB, designated as the national investigating authority, initiated the probe into the AI-171 crash immediately following the accident.
A multidisciplinary investigation team was constituted on June 13, 2025. Led by the Director General of the AAIB, the team includes an aviation medicine specialist, an air traffic control (ATC) officer, and representatives from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)—the investigative body of the aircraft’s country of manufacture and design.
