The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said they have recovered the black box from the deadly Jan. 31 Learjet 55 plane crash in Philadelphia.
The announcement, made on Sunday, said investigators located the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) eight feet below the site of the initial impact.
Investigators also found the aircraft’s enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), which the NTSB said “could also contain flight data.”
“Both components will be sent to the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, DC for evaluation,” a statement said. “NTSB investigators have recovered both engines. Wreckage recovery continues tomorrow and all of the wreckage will be sent to a secure location in Delaware for further examination.”
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Flight data recorders and CVRs are tools that help investigators reconstruct the events that led up to a plane crash. They are orange to make them easier to find in wreckage, and are usually installed in a plane’s tail section, which is considered the most survivable part of the aircraft, according to the NTSB’s website.
The Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crash that took place near the Roosevelt Mall killed at least seven people and injured 22 others.
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE VICTIMS OF THE PHILADELPHIA CRASH
Four crew members and two passengers – a pediatric patient and her mother – were on the plane that was headed to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri, the company said. They were all Mexican nationals.
A person in a car was the seventh fatal victim of the fiery crash.
Meanwhile, 38-year-old Jason Rodriguez – who was in the area at the time of the crash – remains missing, according to FOX 29. His family says he was shopping when they last heard from him.
Fox News’ Andrea Margolis, Greg Wehner and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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