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Plane crash: Black boxes recovered, airport safety concerns persist

(The Center Square) – Recovery efforts in Wednesday night’s midair collision between a commercial jet and Army helicopter responsible for killing 67 people continue as the plane’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder have been recovered.

(The Center Square) – Recovery efforts in Wednesday night’s midair collision between a commercial jet and Army helicopter responsible for killing 67 people continue as the plane’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder have been recovered.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday evening that CRJ700’s black boxes have been “sent to NTSB labs for evaluation.”
The discovery of the vital flight data information comes as efforts continue in the recovery of victims. American Airlines flight 5342 en route from Wichita, Kan., and an Army Blackhawk helicopter collided while the commercial jet was on approach to land at Reagan Washington National Airport.

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