Tragedy struck this week when a plane crashed in the city of Ahmedabad just shortly after takeoff, leaving investigators and aviation officials with many questions.

From crash survival studies to passenger quirks, here’s the story of how a ridiculed seat became a symbol of survival. In this episode of To The Point, watch India Today's Preeti Choudhry's ground report from the Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad and all the latest updates about the crash.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau recovered the black box from the Air India Flight AI-171 crash site in Ahmedabad. While reports mistakenly identified a video recorder as the flight data recorder,

A crucial breakthrough in the Air India Flight AI-171 crash investigation occurred with the recovery of the flight data recorder (FDR) from a medical

Based on images of the Air India crash that killed over 200 people in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, experts predicted a difficult recovery and investigation operation exacerbated by the risks of unstable structures and gas leaks.