A black box found at the Ahmedabad crash site while families are waiting

An Air India plane crash found a black box in Ahmedabad, Minister of Aviation in India said on Friday on Friday.

The flight recorder has been restored within 28 hours by the Indian Bureau of Aircraft Investigation Bureau (AAIB), confirmed Mohan Nadi Kinjarapu.

All, except one of 242 people, on a London-related flight, died when he collided in a residential area for less than 60 seconds after taking off on Thursday. An employee told the BBC that they were also killed and at least eight people on the ground.

“(Restoring the black box) marks an important step forward in the investigation” and “will greatly help the investigation” for the disaster, said G -n Kinjarapu.

Airplanes usually carry two black boxes – small but difficult electronic data recorders.

One records flight data such as altitude and speed. Other records sound from the cockpit, so investigators can hear what the pilots say and listen to any unusual noises.

AAIB is heading an investigation into the cause of the crash, aided by teams from the US and the UK. The CEO of Boeing, Kelly Ortberg, said the company was supporting the investigation.

Air India said there are 169 Indian citizens, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft when it crashed moments after flying out of Ahmedabad International Airport in Sardar Balabhai Potel at 13:39 Local Airport

It is planned to land at London Airport in London at 18:25 BST.

On Friday, the remains were still scattered through the site of the crash, including the blackened wing of the aircraft, with large pieces of aircraft glued to buildings.

Investigators arrived at the scene and the crowds were distant from the remains.

A doctor told the BBC that they rely on DNA from relatives to identify victims. A police officer in the room after his death told the BBC that the remains of six people had been released to families so far, as their relatives were able to identify them based on the facial features.

The only survivor of the crash, the British national Vishashkumar Ramesh, who was 11a in the flight, is still recovering in hospital.

“I still can’t believe how I did it alive” He told India’s state presenter DD News Thursday.

“At first I thought I was going to die. I managed to open my eyes, untied the seat belt and tried to get out of the plane.”

Ramesh, 40, who received injuries to burning left hand, said he saw the crew of the aircraft and his passengers die before his eyes.

Meanwhile, desperate families are still waiting for news for their relatives.

Imthiaz Ali, whose brother Javet and his family were on the flightHe said that until he saw his brother’s body, he would not believe he had died.

“If I get sad and start crying, then I will be uncontrollable,” he told the BBC.

“No one will be able to stop me … My heart can burst.”

The aircraft crashed in a residential area called Megana Nagar and, although it had just taken off, the impact was heavy. According to respondents, the remains are distributed to 200 m (656 feet).

It is not yet clear how accurate they were killed on the ground, but the BBC has been told that at least eight people who have not been on the plane have died.

Dr. Minakshi Parich, the dean of the Medical College and the BJ Civil Hospital, said four of their students were killed when the plane crashed into buildings on the campus.

“There were also four relatives of our doctors who were on the campus when the plane crashed – they were also killed,” said Dr. Parich.

“We only rely on DNA match to identify them and this is something where we just can’t rush or make mistakes.

“We work with sincerity. We want relatives to understand and be a little patient. We want to pass on (bodies) as soon as possible.”

On Friday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent about 20 minutes at the scene of the plane crash.

He then did not talk to reporters, but a video posted on his YouTube channel showed him to go around the site and inspect the debris.

Modi also visited the location of a now viral image that shows the queue of a crashed aircraft housed in a building.

Earlier on Friday, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson also went to the scene of the crash, later describing the visit as “deep moving”.

According to the tracking website, Flightradar24, Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 has completed over 700 flights during the year leading to the disaster on Thursday.

The Air India plane was 11 years old and its most common routes included flights between Mumbai and Dubai, as well as the capital New Delhi and European destinations such as Milan, Paris and Amsterdam.

The plane had made 25 flights from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick in the last two years.