The so-called “black box” is one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash. There are ...

The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed that the flight data recorder from the Sikorsky helicopter has been found ...

The National Transportation Safety Board says it has recovered a cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the ...

Investigators found the recording devices, or black boxes, from the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter that ...

Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery ...

Investigators confirmed they have recovered a cockpit voice recorder and a flight-data recorder from American Eagle Flight ...

Sixty-seven people died in a collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.

Black boxes house critical flight data regarding aircraft and are designed to be resilient, with their retrieval typically a high priority after incidents.

NTSB officials say recorders from both aircraft have been recovered in good condition as the investigation into the crash continues.

Investigators have recovered the black boxes from both aircraft involved in the deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C.

A commercial plane with 60 passengers and four crew members on board collided with a military helicopter with a crew of three near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night.

Investigations have been ongoing to find out what happened to cause the American Airlines crash as the black boxes are recovered.