(a) whether a local construction firm was hired to remove
the heap of the aircraft crashed in Mangalore in May, 2010;
(b) if so, the weight of the scrap material removed by the firm; and
(c) the total weight of the aircraft and the difference between the
weight of the aircraft and scrap collected after the accident?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS & MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION
(SHRI VAYALAR RAVI)
(a): Yes, Madam. A local agency was contracted to retrieve the wreckage
and shift to a designated location as required by the Court of Enquiry.
(b) and (c): Since there was no requirement of weighing the wreckage, the same
was not done. However, the weight of the empty aircraft is 42,539 kilograms.