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

According to data from the flight recorder, both of the plane's fuel control switches moved from the run to the cut-off position in the space of a second, shortly after take-off.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

The plane is not required to have a flight recorder but it is possible and there are other avionics equipment that will have data that they can examine, Gerhardt said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Investigators will make an all-out effort to collect evidence, with a focus on finding the flight recorder, Tao said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022

Here is the flight recorder transcript of the final thirty minutes of KAL flight 801: It begins with the captain complaining of exhaustion.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell