Ajit Pawar death: AAIB seeks co's help to retrieve data from voice recorder

New Delhi: India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Tuesday said it has sought special assistance for retrieving data from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Learjet 45 business aircraft that crashed last month, killing Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others.

Both recorders were exposed to intense heat for a prolonged period besides sustaining damage from fire, the probe agency said.

"The CVR, manufactured by Honeywell, is undergoing detailed technical examination," said AAIB. "Assistance has been sought from the Accredited Representative of the State of Manufacture for specialised support in data retrieval."