How does a black box work and what it tells about plane crashes | Explained
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How does a black box work and what it tells about plane crashes | Explained

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After any plane crash, the most important piece of forensic evidence is the 'black box'. With several deadly plane crashes taking place around the globe, it is essential to be aware of how a black box actually works. US witnesses one of worst aviation disasters Recently, the United States witnessed a couple of deadly plane crashes. At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the path of the jet late Wednesday as it was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, officials said. In another major incident, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, her mother, and four others slammed into a Philadelphia neighbourhood and exploded in flames.

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Black Box Wasn’t Recording Before Philadelphia Medevac Crash
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Black Box Wasn’t Recording Before Philadelphia Medevac Crash

Live Mint  

-- The cockpit voice recorder on a medevac plane that crashed in Philadelphia earlier this year contained no data from the fatal flight and likely hadn’t been capturing audio “for several years,” the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report on Thursday. It’s unclear why the plane’s cockpit voice recorder — a device commonly known as a “black …

Washington DC crash preliminary data raises questions about aircrafts' altitude
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Washington DC crash preliminary data raises questions about aircrafts' altitude

ABC  

Preliminary data about the aircraft collision over Washington DC show readings about the altitudes of the passenger plane and army helicopter, investigators say. There were no survivors from the collision, which happened when an American Airlines flight carrying 64 passengers hit an army Black Hawk helicopter that apparently flew into the jet's path. Data from the jet's flight recorder showed …

Black Box of military chopper involved in Washington DC crash recovered, NTSB says it's in 'good condition'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Black Box of military chopper involved in Washington DC crash recovered, NTSB says it's in 'good condition'

Firstpost  

The NTSB member Todd Inman said that the black box appeared to be “undamaged” emphasising that they can retrieve more information about the incident Emergency workers recover debris from the Potomac River in the aftermath of the collision of American Airlines flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter, as seen from Virginia. Reuters The National Transportation Safety Board said on …

What can the 'black box' tell us about plane crashes?
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

What can the 'black box' tell us about plane crashes?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There are actually two of these remarkably sturdy devices: …

What can the ‘black box’ tell us about plane crashes?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What can the ‘black box’ tell us about plane crashes?

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage of a midair collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter. It’s one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash: The so-called “black box.” There are actually two of these remarkably sturdy devices: the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder. The cockpit voice recorder and the …

Investigators recover DC plane crash ‘black boxes.’ What are the devices that help investigators unlock the cause of a disaster?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Investigators recover DC plane crash ‘black boxes.’ What are the devices that help investigators unlock the cause of a disaster?

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The black boxes have been recovered from the American Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet, which collided with a U.S. Army …

How black boxes hold vital clues to air disasters
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How black boxes hold vital clues to air disasters

Hindustan Times  

By Tim Hepher How black boxes hold vital clues to air disasters Jan 31 - Investigators have recovered the so-called black boxes from an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet, which collided with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday, killing 67 people. Lead investigator Brice Banning said on Thursday that the …

‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in D.C. air crash as Army helicopter’s black box recovered
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in D.C. air crash as Army helicopter’s black box recovered

LA Times  

An American Airlines plane passes in the foreground as a dive team and a Coast Guard vessel with a crane work near the wreckage of a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday. “We need your patience.” Although Ronald Reagan National Airport has reopened, two of its three runways remain closed to keep aircraft from flying …

Black boxes found as dozens of bodies recovered from wreckage of Washington plane crash — as it happened
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Black boxes found as dozens of bodies recovered from wreckage of Washington plane crash — as it happened

ABC  

The Washington DC aircraft crash has shone a light on the difficulties surrounding military helicopter flight training. Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Darin Gaub says it's not an easy thing to do. And by the way, you’re also supposed to fly the aircraft, which is why most military aircraft are crewed by a minimum of two pilots.” A US Army …

Jeju Air plane crash: Black boxes stopped working 4 minutes before accident, says South Korea
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Jeju Air plane crash: Black boxes stopped working 4 minutes before accident, says South Korea

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The South Korean Transportation Ministry said on Saturday the black boxes pulled out from the wreckage of the Jeju Air plane that crashed last month, stopped recording about four minutes before the fatal accident that killed 179 people. After initial analysis of the devices, the US National Transportation Safety Board concluded that both the flight data and cockpit voice recorders …

Black Boxes From South Korea Plane Crash Failed To Record Final 4 Minutes, Officials Say
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Black Boxes From South Korea Plane Crash Failed To Record Final 4 Minutes, Officials Say

Huff Post  

A member of the South Korean rescue team works at the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, in South Korea, on Dec. 30, 2024. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images SEOUL, South Korea — The black boxes of a Boeing jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four minutes before the accident, …

Black boxes from South Korea plane crash failed to record final 4 minutes, officials say
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Black boxes from South Korea plane crash failed to record final 4 minutes, officials say

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The black boxes of a Boeing jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four minutes before the accident, South Korean officials said Saturday, possibly complicating investigations into the cause of the disaster that killed 179 people. After analyzing the devices, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board concluded that both the flight data …

Mystery over South Korean plane crash thickens as it emerges Jeju Air black boxes were not recording
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mystery over South Korean plane crash thickens as it emerges Jeju Air black boxes were not recording

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Black box of S. Korea's crashed passenger jet fails to work for last 4 minutes
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Black box of S. Korea's crashed passenger jet fails to work for last 4 minutes

China Daily  

Firefighters carry the body of a passenger from the wreckage of an aircraft that crashed after it went off the runway at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec 29, 2024. SEOUL -- The black box of a passenger jet that crashed in South Korea's southwestern airport late last month failed to work for the last four minutes, the …

South Korea crash: ‘Black boxes’ from plane stopped recording about four minutes before disaster, officials say
2 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea crash: ‘Black boxes’ from plane stopped recording about four minutes before disaster, officials say

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — Flight recorders from the passenger jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing more than 170 people, stopped working minutes before the plane belly-landed and exploded on the runway, investigators said Saturday. Officials probing the country’s deadliest aviation accident in almost three decades had hoped information from the so-called black boxes would shed light …

Jeju Air black boxes ceased recording before plane crash, South Korea says
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jeju Air black boxes ceased recording before plane crash, South Korea says

Al Jazeera  

Transport ministry is investigating the cause of the data loss following the worst-ever aviation disaster in the country’s history. The black boxes holding flight data and cockpit voice recorders of Jeju Air’s Boeing 737-800 jet stopped recording about four minutes before the plane disaster in South Korea in December, the country’s transport ministry has said. Jeju Air’s Flight 7C2216 was …

Damaged black box from crashed South Korean plane will be sent to US for analysis as investigation ramps up
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Damaged black box from crashed South Korean plane will be sent to US for analysis as investigation ramps up

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — The damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air passenger jet that crash-landed in South Korea will be sent to the United States for analysis, Seoul’s transport ministry said Wednesday, as bereaved families began visiting the crash site. The recorder is one of two “black boxes” retrieved from the Boeing 737-800 after it belly-landed at …

Osprey ‘black box’ from fatal Japan crash that killed 8 recovered with data intact, Air Force says
1 year, 2 months ago

Osprey ‘black box’ from fatal Japan crash that killed 8 recovered with data intact, Air Force says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Air Force has recovered the flight data recorder from a CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Japan in late November with its data intact, which could provide valuable clues for investigators as to what caused the fatal accident. Eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members were killed in the Nov. 29 crash, which occurred …

Osprey 'black box' from fatal Japan crash that killed 8 recovered with data intact, Air Force says
1 year, 2 months ago

Osprey 'black box' from fatal Japan crash that killed 8 recovered with data intact, Air Force says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Air Force has recovered …

What is a black box in an airplane? All you need to know
1 year, 11 months ago

What is a black box in an airplane? All you need to know

India Today  

The black box, also referred to as a ‘flight data recorder’, is an instrument that documents all of the operations of the aircraft while it is in flight. An electronic recording system called a ‘black box’ is installed in an aeroplane to help in accident and incident investigations. DIFFERENT BLACK BOX PRESENT ON A FLIGHT Flight Data Recorder: This device …

Black box from Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal to be sent to Singapore
2 years, 2 months ago

Black box from Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal to be sent to Singapore

ABC  

The black box recovered from the January 15 plane crash in Nepal is being sent to Singapore for analysis to identify the cause of the crash that killed all 72 people on board. Key points: The flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder will be examined by experts at Singapore's Transportation Safety Investigation Bureau A committee formed by the …

Both ‘black boxes’ retrieved from site of Nepal plane crash that killed 69
2 years, 2 months ago

Both ‘black boxes’ retrieved from site of Nepal plane crash that killed 69

LA Times  

The flight data and cockpit voice recorders have been found at the site of a plane crash near the tourist town of Pokhara. A spokesman for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said Monday that the flight data and cockpit voice recorders have been retrieved from the site of the crash of a passenger plane that went down on approach to a …

Few clues yet from damaged black boxes of China Eastern crash
2 years, 11 months ago

Few clues yet from damaged black boxes of China Eastern crash

Al Jazeera  

Preliminary report on March crash of Boeing 737-800 that left 132 people dead says analysis of recorders is continuing. China has said the black box flight recorders of a plane that crashed last month were badly damaged and have yet to provide any clues to explain the aircraft’s sudden plunge into a wooded hillside, killing all 132 passengers and crew. …

Second ‘Black Box’ Found In China Eastern Plane Crash
2 years, 11 months ago

Second ‘Black Box’ Found In China Eastern Plane Crash

Huff Post  

In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, a search and rescue worker holds the second orange-colored "black box" recorder that was recovered at the China Eastern flight crash site in Tengxian County on Sunday. via Associated Press BEIJING — The second “black box” from a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 was found Sunday, raising hopes that it …

Second ‘black box’ found in China Eastern plane crash
2 years, 11 months ago

Second ‘black box’ found in China Eastern plane crash

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The second “black box” from a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 was found Sunday, raising hopes that it might shed light on why the passenger plane nosedived into a remote mountainous area in southern China last week, killing all 132 people on board. Firefighters taking part in the search found the flight data recorder on a mountain slope about …

Second black box found in China Eastern plane crash
2 years, 11 months ago

Second black box found in China Eastern plane crash

The Hindu  

The second “black box” has been recovered from the crash of a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 that killed all 132 people on board last week, Chinese state media said Sunday. Firefighters taking part in the search found the recorder, an orange cylinder, on a mountain slope about 1.5 meters underground, state broadcaster CCTV said. Flight MU5735 crashed Monday en route …

EXPLAINER: What's next in China Eastern plane crash probe?
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: What's next in China Eastern plane crash probe?

The Independent  

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China plane crash: Second black box recovered, says state media
2 years, 11 months ago

China plane crash: Second black box recovered, says state media

India Today  

A China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 132 people on board crashed into the mountains outside the southern Chinese city of Wuzhou on Monday. On Sunday, Chinese state media reported that the second black box of the crashed plane has also been recovered. Construction excavators had dug into the crash site on Saturday in the search for wreckage, remains and the …

Second 'black box' found in China Eastern plane crash
2 years, 11 months ago

Second 'black box' found in China Eastern plane crash

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The second “black box” has …

China plane crash: Wallets, ID cards, human remains found in wreckage; search continues for second black box
3 years ago

China plane crash: Wallets, ID cards, human remains found in wreckage; search continues for second black box

India TV News  

Highlights One of the black boxes, believed to be the cockpit voice recorder, was found on March 23 Investigators said the outer casing of the black box was damaged The orange cylinder of the black box was, however, found relatively intact Hours after the first black box was recovered from the crash site of the China Eastern passenger jet, the …

China plane crash: One black box found in severely damaged condition
3 years ago

China plane crash: One black box found in severely damaged condition

India TV News  

China on Wednesday said one of two black boxes from the China Eastern plane crash was found in severely damaged condition. "A black box of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane has been recovered," rescuers at the site told state-run Xinhua news agency. A China Eastern flight 5735 carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members crashed outside the city of …

Black box of crashed China Eastern plane recovered
3 years ago

Black box of crashed China Eastern plane recovered

Al Jazeera  

Officials say the recording device is damaged as rescuers are forced to pause search efforts because of heavy rain. One of the two black box recorders from the crashed China Eastern airliner has been recovered as investigators try to piece together what made the jet carrying 132 passengers crash in southern China. The device is so damaged that investigators were …

China Flight Crash: Plane Crashed 'Almost Vertically', Descended At 31,000 Feet Per Minute
3 years ago

China Flight Crash: Plane Crashed 'Almost Vertically', Descended At 31,000 Feet Per Minute

News 18  

The Chinese Communist Party, local officials of Guangxi and Yunnan are yet to release an official statement on the number of dead in the MU5735 Boeing 737-800 flight which crashed onto a hilly forest on Monday. The flight carried more than 132 people on board including crew members and no one is expected to survive the crash which caused a …

Putting life on the record: Life Hacks by Charles Assisi
3 years, 1 month ago

Putting life on the record: Life Hacks by Charles Assisi

Hindustan Times  

Reality doesn’t care what we think. He pitched it as an indestructible device that would record everything that happened in an airplane’s cockpit, from the time it took off until it landed. Similar practices are used every day, in a range of high-stakes fields that involve making tough decisions in real time. Which raises the question: Would it be possible …

EXPLAINED: Clues The Black Box Can Provide Into Chopper Crash That Killed CDS Rawat
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINED: Clues The Black Box Can Provide Into Chopper Crash That Killed CDS Rawat

News 18  

The ‘black box’ of the ill-fated Russian-made Mi-17VH chopper that was flying CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife and 12 other personnel has been recovered from the crash site in the Nilgiri hills. The ‘black box’ or, more properly, the flight data recorder, is a vital electronic device that records 88 vital parameters about a flight, including airspeed, altitude, cockpit conversations, …

Explained: How black boxes of crashed Indonesian jet will be handled
4 years, 2 months ago

Explained: How black boxes of crashed Indonesian jet will be handled

Hindustan Times  

Indonesian authorities have retrieved one of two black boxes, the Flight Data Recorder, from a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the Java Sea on Saturday. A National Transportation Safety Committee official holds a part of the retrieved black box of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182. They weigh about 10 pounds and contain four main parts: * a chassis …

As Divers Retrieve Black Box of Crashed Indonesian Plane, Here's How it Will Help Investigators
4 years, 2 months ago

As Divers Retrieve Black Box of Crashed Indonesian Plane, Here's How it Will Help Investigators

News 18  

Indonesian authorities have retrieved one of two black boxes, the Flight Data Recorder, from a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the Java Sea on Saturday. They weigh about 10 pounds and contain four main parts: * a chassis or interface designed to fix the device and facilitate recording and playback * an underwater locator beacon * the core …

Divers recover ‘black box’ from crashed Indonesia plane
4 years, 2 months ago

Divers recover ‘black box’ from crashed Indonesia plane

Al Jazeera  

Flight data recorder could explain why the 737-500 aircraft nosedived into the sea after takeoff. A “black box” from the crashed Indonesian passenger jet was recovered on Tuesday, days after the plane with 62 people on board slammed into the sea. Black box data – which record information about the speed, altitude and direction of the plane as well as …

Indonesia intensifies search for crashed plane's black boxes
4 years, 2 months ago

Indonesia intensifies search for crashed plane's black boxes

The Independent  

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Indonesia searchers locate black box recorders in crashed plane
4 years, 2 months ago

Indonesia searchers locate black box recorders in crashed plane

Al Jazeera  

Authorities pinpointed the location of the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from a crashed Indonesian jet on Sunday, items crucial to understanding what happened to the aircraft that went down with 62 people on board. “The two signals emitted by the black box are continuously monitored and now we have them marked,” said Hadi Tjahjanto, Indonesian Armed Forces chief. …

Ukraine 'given access' to black box from Iran plane crash
5 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine 'given access' to black box from Iran plane crash

The Independent  

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Ethiopian Airlines: Black box recovered from crash site by investigators
6 years ago

Ethiopian Airlines: Black box recovered from crash site by investigators

The Independent  

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Railways begins installing black box on trains to crack accidents
6 years, 4 months ago

Railways begins installing black box on trains to crack accidents

India Today  

The Indian Railways is leapfrogging to the aviation industry's trademark Black Box technology to record and store crucial data on activities inside engine cabins as well as on tracks. The Railways has started installing eight high-calibre CCTV cameras in each engine cabin - six for audio/video recording inside and two to monitor tracks ahead with night vision technology. All cameras …

Lion Air crash: Doomed jet's black box flight data recorder recovered from Java Sea
6 years, 4 months ago

Lion Air crash: Doomed jet's black box flight data recorder recovered from Java Sea

ABC  

Divers have recovered one of the two black boxes from the Lion Air plane that crashed into the sea on Monday, with 189 people on board. Key points: The Indonesian Transport Minister says the flight data recorder has been recovered A diver says the black box was dug out of mud on the sea floor The plane's black boxes are …

Russian plane crash: Black boxes 'show aircraft was not hit from outside' - but terrorism not ruled out
9 years, 4 months ago

Russian plane crash: Black boxes 'show aircraft was not hit from outside' - but terrorism not ruled out

The Independent  

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How AirAsia team will use black box to crack plane crash mystery
10 years, 2 months ago

How AirAsia team will use black box to crack plane crash mystery

Live Mint  

Sydney/Washington/Jakarta: Listening to a recording of ValuJet Flight 592’s last moments, investigator J.F. They’d stopped working because a fire in the cargo hold had burned through the wiring—a fact that became clear within seconds when the cockpit voice recorder picked up women in the cabin shouting “Fire, fire!”. Flight recorders have “become the cornerstone of the investigation process, because the …

Search for missing black box in AirAsia's flight QZ8501 recorders could 'take a week'
10 years, 2 months ago

Search for missing black box in AirAsia's flight QZ8501 recorders could 'take a week'

Firstpost  

Officials waiting to inspect the possible wreck of an AirAsia jet said it could take a week to find the black box flight recorders. Pangkalan Bun/Surabaya: Divers waiting to inspect the possible wreck of an AirAsia Indonesia jet off Borneo were unable to resume operations because of heavy seas on Thursday and an aviation official said it could take a …

Black boxes of downed MH17 arrive in UK for examination
10 years, 8 months ago

Black boxes of downed MH17 arrive in UK for examination

India TV News  

London: The black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines in eastern Ukraine arrived in the UK on Wednesday for expert analysis by air accident investigators. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said that the black boxes of Flight MH17 which crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17 had been delivered to its headquarters in Hampshire. The AAIB experts were set to …

MH17 crash: What are the 'black boxes' and what could they reveal?
10 years, 8 months ago

MH17 crash: What are the 'black boxes' and what could they reveal?

The Independent  

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