AP Spotlight AVIATION CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | Q&A What can the 'black box' tell us about plane crashes? BEN FINLEY Associated Press Feb 3, 2025 Feb 3, 2025 Updated Aug 7, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It's one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash: The "black box."kAm%96C6 2C6 24EF2==J EH@ @7 E96D6 C6>2C<23=J DEFC5J 56G:46Di E96 4@4<A:E G@:46 C64@C56C 2?5 E96 7=:89E 52E2 C64@C56C] p?5 E96JVC6 EJA:42==J @C2?86[ ?@E 3=24<]k^AmkAmu656C2= :?G6DE:82E@CD @? y2?] b_ C64@G6C65 E96 3=24< 3@I6D 7C@> E96 A2DD6?86C ;6E E92E 4C2D965 :? E96 !@E@>24 #:G6C ;FDE @FED:56 (2D9:?8E@? E96 AC6G:@FD 52J[ H9:=6 2FE9@C:E:6D H6C6 DE:== D62C49:?8 7@C D:>:=2C 56G:46D :? 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News Pilots have long worried about DC's complex airspace contributing to a catastrophe RYAN J. FOLEY, JIM MUSTIAN AND MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press
News At least seven dead, 19 injured in air ambulance crash in Philadelphia MICHAEL SISAK and MATT ROURKE Associated Press
News Mid-air collision draws attention to military helicopter training, previous accidents BEN FINLEY and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press
The key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach Aviation experts say it's not surprising passengers and crew members walked away from a plane that flipped while landing in Toronto.
At least 240 people, including those on the ground, killed in the Air India crash, official says At least 240 people have been killed in an Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad. Indian Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed that a single …
