This is stated in a statement from the NTSB on social media platform X, as reported by Ukrinform.
“NTSB investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft that collided in mid-air (with a helicopter – ed.) near Washington Reagan Airport,” the agency reported.
NTSB investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane involved in yesterday’s mid-air collision at DCA. The recorders are at the NTSB labs for evaluation. pic.twitter.com/IHypR0Jh76
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) January 31, 2025
The NTSB also added that these “black boxes” have been sent to the agency's laboratories for further analysis.
Meanwhile, CBS News, citing sources within law enforcement, reports that rescuers discovered 40 intact bodies and the remains of several others.
According to sources, some remains were washed ashore.
Investigators believe they currently have access to all human remains that can be safely recovered, while the rest are located in the tail section of the fuselage and are currently inaccessible.
Earlier, a team of divers found the “black box” from the Bombardier CRJ700 passenger aircraft.
As reported by Ukrinform, on the night of Thursday, January 30, a Bombardier CRJ700 passenger plane crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport following a collision with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter. A total of 67 people were aboard the two aircraft.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that as a result of the collision between the passenger airliner and the military helicopter near the Washington airport, no one survived, blaming the tragedy on the policies of the administrations of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
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