NBC News’ Zinhle Essamuah takes a look at how black boxes work and who invented them in light of the recent mid-air collision ...

The pieces of wreckage recovered Tuesday were lifted by a crane and placed onto a barge with other parts recovered from the ...

An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into ...

It's one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash: The "black box." There are actually two ...

As a salvage team continues to work in cold winter conditions to lift debris from the frigid water, key questions into the ...

Investigators are examining the actions of the military pilot and air traffic control. Full NTSB investigations typically take at least a year, though investigators hope to have a preliminary report ...

The U.S. Army today identified the third person on board the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River Wednesday as Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham ...

The black box from the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a commercial jetliner and crashed into the Potomac River ...

Investigators are looking to black boxes as they continue the investigation. There's no question about it, McDonald's is the ...

Investigators have recovered the black boxes from both aircraft involved in the deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C.

Black box recovered from Black Hawk helicopter as 41 bodies pulled from Potomac river - Questions grow about air safety in ...