Singapore to analyse black boxes from Nepal plane crash, identify cause
- Both the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder would be examined by experts at Singapore’s Transportation Safety Investigation Bureau
- A Nepalese government committee is still looking into the cause of the Yeti Airlines crash that killed all 72 people on board on January 15
The black boxes recovered from the January 15 plane crash in Nepal are being sent to Singapore for analysis to identify the cause of the crash that killed all 72 people on board, officials said on Thursday.
Both the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder would be examined by experts at Singapore’s Transportation Safety Investigation Bureau.
“The Nepal investigating team is leaving on Friday with the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder where the data will be downloaded and analysed,” said Civil Aviation Authority spokesperson Rajendra Kumar KC.
It was initially suggested the black boxes be taken to France where the aircraft was manufactured, but Nepalese authorities now plan to send the recorders to Singapore.
A committee formed by the government is still looking into the cause of the Yeti Airlines flight crash.