: Black Box retrieved; Forensic team reaches crash site #IndiaNEWS #News Coonoor, Dec. 9 (Agencies)- Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, an Army Brigadier and

Black Box retrieved; Forensic team reaches crash site #IndiaNEWS #News
Coonoor, Dec. 9 (Agencies)- Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, an Army Brigadier and ten others perished when an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17V5 helicopter carrying them crashed into a heavily wooded area of the Coonoor ghat in the Nilgiris in western Tamil Nadu yesterday afternoon.
This morning, a team of Tamil Nadu Forensic Science Department headed by Director Srinivasan arrived at the crash site near Kattery in Coonoor. The black box of MI-17 chopper has been recovered. Air Chief Marshal V. R. Chaudhari has reached the site of the chopper crash.
The Flight Recorder, more popularly known as ‘Black Box’ has been recovered by IAF personnel from the spot. The recovery of the Black Box may help in understanding what led to the crash and would provide crucial data on the chain of events leading to the tragedy on the hills.
It is a vital electronic device that records 88 vital parameters about a flight including, airspeed, altitude, cockpit conversations, and air pressure among others. When a crash happens, the black box is located on a priority basis to understand what actually caused the crash. A Black Box is neither black in colour, nor box in shape, but is actually a compressor shaped device made in high-visibility orange colour.
Country’s foremost military officer
Belonging to a family of military officers and one of the most celebrated soldiers of his time, General Bipin Rawat took over as the CDS on Jan. 1, 2020 — the first to occupy the post that made him the country’s foremost military officer. Since his youth he was known for two things the most, the ability to come up with ideas and not being shy to express them.
As CDS, he ranked above the other four-star military officers heading the Navy, Air Force and Army, headed the Department of Military Affairs in the Defence Ministry, carving out responsibilities that were with the Department of Defence till then, and was the Principal Military Advisor to the Defence Minister on all matters related to the forces. The focus now shifts to the appointment of the next CDS.
The cause of the chopper crash, in which there is only one survivor, is being investigated. The Coonoor ghat rises steeply from Mettupalayam and the Coonoor river flows through the deep gorge with sheer cliff faces on both sides. Visibility was said to be limited on Wednesday.
Shortly past 6 pm, the Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed that General Rawat, his wife and 11 others on board had died. Group Captain Varun Singh, Directing Staff at the DSSC, who survived with injuries, is under treatment at the Military Hospital, Wellington. He had come to Sulur to receive General Rawat and others.

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