May 25, 2010 2:13 PM

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Manglore Boeing crash: Black Box of ill fated plane recovered

Three days after the plane crash, the Digital Flight Data Recorder or black box of the ill fated Air India Boeing 737 plane has been recovered from the crash site this morning. 158 people were killed in the plane crash in Mangalore on Saturady. DGCA officials said the search operations had been called off following recovery of the DFDR which would help in reconstructing the events leading to the crash.<br/>DGCA offcials displayed the black box before the media at the crash site. Our correspondent reports that the black box will be sent to Delhi for investigation. The flight data recorder will help in ascertaining the cause of crash.<br/>Meanwhile, DNA samples of 22 bodies of plane crash sent to Hyderabad for DNA test by special flight yesterday. Report is expected within a week. Cockpit Voice Recorder and Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit have already been recovered by the investigators from the wreckage of the ill-fated flight and brought to New Delhi last night.

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