In an update on X, the National Transportation Safety Board said: “NTSB investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane involved in yesterday’s mid-air collision in DCA.
“The recorders are at the NTSB labs for evaluation.”The plane’s black boxes have been recovered, the NTSB confirmed.
The plane, American Eagle Flight 5342, had taken off from Wichita, Kansas, and was approaching for landing when the collision occurred.
Top figure skaters from the United States and Russia were on board.
Black boxes can help offer clues to investigators about what could have happened in the moments leading to the crash.