Kozhikode plane crash: Report to be submitted by investigator within 5 months, says Puri

Over a month after tragic Kozhikode plane crash, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday informed that Captain S S Chahar is investigator-in-charge who is probing Air India Express crash. On August 7, an Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people overshot tabletop runway during landing at Kozhikode airport in heavy rain and fell into a valley 35 feet below and broke into pieces, killing 21 people, including pilots.

Puri also said that Chahar will "submit report to Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) preferably within five months from date of order." Chahar was appointed by Director-General of AAIB on August 13, 2020, for probing this case.

" investigator-in-charge will determine probable cause and contributory factors leing to this accident," Union Minister stated in a written reply in Rajya Sabha to an unstarred question.

Earlier in day, Puri appraised about  five people who were injured in Kozhikode air crash last month and said that y are still receiving medical attention at hospitals.  In a written reply to a question, Puri told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, "As on 14.09.2020, re are five persons who are still receiving medical attention at hospitals."

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Kozhikode plane crash

At about 7.41 pm on August 7, Air India Express flight IX-1344 arriving from Dubai overshot runway at Kozhikode International Airport in Karipur. As per MoS MEA V Muraleedharan, plan mand to land only in second attempt. In rainy conditions, plane containing 190 people on board fell down 35 feet into a slope and broke into two pieces. Immediately, Kerala government and Centre swung into action and commenced rescue and relief operations.18 persons including Wing Commander (retd) Deepak Sa and co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar lost ir lives in flight crash.

Centre has anunced an interim relief of Rs.10 lakh to families of deceased, Rs.2 lakh to seriously injured and Rs.50,000 to people with mir injuries. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan also anunced Rs.10 lakh compensation to kin of those who lost ir lives besides bearing medical expenses of injured. Meanwhile, black boxes of flight have been recovered and an inquiry has been ordered under Aircraft Act. On Thursday,  Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) formed a five-member panel to inquire into circumstances of plane crash. 

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