flight recorder
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As part of the investigation into the incident, the agency confirmed that it’s gathering radar, weather and flight recorder data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
Although data from the flight recorder shows the engines were subsequently restarted, it was too late to prevent the crash.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
Investigators took the flight recorder into custody along with fuel samples and needed documentation, according to RIA Novosti.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
In the 2018 crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max in Indonesia, the flight recorder showed pilots struggled to keep its nose up, fighting an automated system that pushed it down.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2022
For months I studied and plotted the data from the plane’s flight recorder, noting the plane’s altitude, speed, acceleration, and so on, measured during the flight.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
