flight recorder
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As part of the investigation into the incident, the agency confirmed that it’s gathering radar, weather and flight recorder data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
Although data from the flight recorder shows the engines were subsequently restarted, it was too late to prevent the crash.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
The N.T.S.B. received data downloaded from the digital flight recorder that will help “investigators in determining the length and severity of the event,” the safety board said in the statement.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
Investigators took the flight recorder into custody along with fuel samples and needed documentation, according to RIA Novosti.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
Sitting next to Caviedes was his first officer, Mauricio Klotz, and in the flight recorder, there are long stretches of nothing but rustling and engine noise.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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