Pawan Hans chopper crash: Black box sent to France for repairs and decoding

Updated On: 12 December, 2015 07:20 AM IST | | Neha LM Tripathi

After weeks of waiting for the helicopter manufacturer to decode the crucial information in the black box, it was found to be too damaged to read; repairs will likely take another fortnight 

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Pawan Hans crash chopper

mid-day follow-up Over a month has passed since the Pawan Hans chopper crashed into the Arabian Sea near Bombay High, but the events leading up to the mishap are still a mystery since the authorities have not managed to decode the aircraft’s black box yet. The black box, or the Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) holds records of the last conversation between the deceased pilot and his missing co-pilot on the 14-seater helicopter.