Officials said they had found the cockpit voice recorder that may provide crucial clues about what caused the Air India flight to crash, killing at least 270 people.

Investigators hope ‘black box’ data can shed light on whether jet crashed because of mechanical failure, human error or other factors

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The aviation ministry on Saturday said that the flight data recorder of the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday has been found, adding that the flight had climbed 650 feet in the air before it started descending.

The Air India flight fell from the sky on Thursday and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday.

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Former pilot Ehsan Khalid said the Flight Data Recorder, Cockpit Voice Recorder, and the ACARS data will provide the exact cause of the crash.