NTSB announced investigators have successfully recovered critical flight records from the fatal crash between a Black Hawk helicopter and passenger plane.

The NTSB flew in its own on-staff Black Hawk certified pilot from Alaska to help investigators to remain independent from the DoD.

“I can report to you now we have recovered the Sikorsky black box. It is safely at the NTSB headquarters. It will begin an evaluation, just as the other two recorders did last night to determine ...

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The helicopter’s data is all held in one black box. It is now at the NTSB headquarters. While investigators have not attempted to open it yet, it appears to be undamaged. "It is not an unusual ...