New Delhi, January 29: The Civil Aviation Ministry said on Thursday that the black box of the Baramati plane crash has been recovered. The investigation is underway and will be completed within the stipulated time frame.
The Civil Aviation Ministry issued a statement on Thursday saying that all necessary response and investigation mechanisms have been immediately activated after the accident. Ensuring a thorough, transparent and time bound investigation is the top priority of the ministry. It
is noteworthy that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others on board the plane died in a plane crash near Baramati airport in Pune district on Wednesday.
The ministry stated that a team of three officials from the New Delhi-based Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and another team of three officials from the Mumbai-based Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) arrived at the accident site today. AAIB Director General G.V.G. Yugandhar also arrived at the site yesterday. The black box of the crashed aircraft has been recovered, and the investigation is progressing rapidly.
The statement said that the ministry is fully committed to completing the investigation within the stipulated timeframe, in accordance with established standard operating procedures and prescribed guidelines. The investigation has been initiated in accordance with Rules 5 and 11 of the AAIB Rules, 2025