Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the deadly Learjet crash that killed all nine people onboard in Florida.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Monday that the cockpit voice recorder was found at the site of the crash. The recorder could help investigators determine what went wrong on the Learjet 60 before it slammed nose-first into the street in South Florida.
“The [cockpit voice recorder] is being evaluated in the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, D.C. The excavation work at the impact site has been completed,” the NTSB said.
The NTSB is expected to issue a preliminary report on the crash in December.
NTSB member Tom Chapman said the investigation will focus on looking into how the pilots and air-traffic controllers determined the plane would fly into thunderstorms that were in the area at the time of the crash.
“The factual details of how this transpired is exactly what we’re trying to determine,” Chapman said. “Who knew what and when and what actions were taken and whether those actions were appropriate.”
The agency aims to complete full investigations within one to two years of a crash.
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