Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) and Flight Data Recorders (FDR)
Large commercial aircraft and some smaller commercial, corporate, and private aircraft are required by the FAA to be equipped with two "black boxes" that record information about a flight. Both recorders are installed to help reconstruct the events leading to an aircraft accident.
NTSB shares photos of debris, helicopter black box after deadly …
22 hours ago · WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released more photos after an American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Jan. 29, leaving 67 dead. In one of the photos shared by the NTSB on Sunday, Feb. 2, crews are seen recovering aircraft wreckage […]
What can the ‘black box’ tell us about plane crashes?
3 days ago · The so-called “black box” is one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash. There are actually two of these remarkably sturdy devices. ... The NTSB said it can generate a computer animated video reconstruction of the …
NTSB recovers black box from Army helicopter that crashed into …
2 days ago · NTSB recovers black box from Army helicopter that crashed into American Airlines jet Transportation officials have restricted helicopter flights around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ...
Helicopter black box recovered from Washington DC plane crash …
2 days ago · NTSB officials say recorders from both aircraft have been recovered in good condition as the investigation into the crash continues. ... After soaking those black boxes and extracting the moisture ...
What Can the 'Black Box' Tell Us About Plane Crashes? - U.S.
3 days ago · The so-called “black box” is one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash ... The NTSB said it can generate a computer animated video reconstruction of the ...
Pilots tried to pull passenger jet’s nose up within seconds of ... - CNN
2 days ago · The helicopter’s black box voice recorder has also been recovered with no signs of exterior damage, according to Inman. The NTSB has begun interviewing air traffic control personnel, which will ...
Officials recover black boxes from aircraft involved in DCA crash
3 days ago · The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday it recovered flight data recorders, known as black boxes, from the aircraft involved in the deadly midair collision near Reagan Washing…
NTSB Recovers Helicopter’s Black Box - The Wall Street Journal
The NTSB has high confidence that investigators will be able to recover information from the military helicopter’s single box, which retains cockpit voice and flight data, Inman said.
D.C. plane crash live updates: All 3 black boxes found, 67 dead
2 days ago · During a Friday afternoon press briefing, NTSB member J. Todd Inman told reporters that he was confident that investigators would be able to recover the contents of two black boxes from American ...