India, Feb. 2 -- The black box of the jet VT SSK that crashed in Baramati on January 28, killing five people, has reached Delhi and will be decoded by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), officials close to the development told HT.

"The black box is already in Delhi and will be decoded in the AAIB lab," one of the officials said.

A black box is a device that records key flight data and cockpit conversations, and plays a crucial role in the accident investigations.

The civil aviation ministry did not respond to a query sent on the development.

Five people including deputy chief minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar, his personal security officer Vidhit Jadhav, two cockpit crew members, pilot-in-command Sumit Kapur and first ...