Investigators scoured the slopes of a ravine in southern India on Sunday looking for the black box of a Boeing 737-800 that crashed off a hilltop runway, killing 158 people. Crash site experts sifted through the wreckage and collected some parts, but were still to find the flight data recorder which could provide clues about Saturday's crash. The Air India Express flight carrying 166 people, including the crew from Dubai crashed while negotiating a tricky landing at Mangalore city's "table-top" airport overlooking a ravine. Eight people survived, mostly by jumping out of the plane that broke into two after crashing. "It is not possible to give any reason for the crash unless we find the black box," Peter Abraham, Mangalore airport director, told Reuters. About a dozen experts were seen examining the jet's mangled hull. At a distance, workers used bulldozers and metal-cutters to clear debris. A U.S. forensic team arrived in India to help the investigations, officials said. A Boeing team is also expected.
