Investigators have recovered the voice recorder from the cockpit of the medical transport jet that crashed shortly after takeoff near a Philadelphia shopping center on Friday night.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday that the recording device, commonly called a black box, was located at the site of initial impact, at a depth of 8 feet. Authorities also retrieved the plane’s enhanced ground proximity warning system, which could contain flight data.
The NTSB said both components will be sent to a lab in Washington, D.C., for evaluation. Wreckage recovery will continue through Monday.
The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for.
All six people on board — including a child patient, the patient’s mother, two medical personnel and two pilots — and one person who was inside a car were killed in the crash. At least 19 people on the ground were injured.
Investigators have recovered the voice recorder from the cockpit of the medical transport jet that crashed shortly after takeoff near a Philadelphia shopping center on Friday night.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday that the recording device, commonly called a black box, was located at the site of initial impact, at a depth of 8 feet. Authorities also retrieved the plane’s enhanced ground proximity warning system, which could contain flight data.
The NTSB said both components will be sent to a lab in Washington, D.C., for evaluation. Wreckage recovery will continue through Monday.
The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for.
All six people on board — including a child patient, the patient’s mother, two medical personnel and two pilots — and one person who was inside a car were killed in the crash. At least 19 people on the ground were injured.
