The American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided as the plane was landing Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan ...

Black boxes house critical flight data regarding aircraft and are designed to be resilient, with their retrieval typically a high priority after incidents.

Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery ...

U.S. authorities restricted helicopter flights near Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday, after a midair collision ...

Black boxes, which are actually orange so they can be found after a wreck, include flight data and voice recorders.

Police boats combed the banks of the Potomac River on Friday, moving slowly under rainy skies and scanning the shoreline as ...

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

Black boxes hold critical data that helps investigators understand plane crashes. Here’s how they work and why they’re key to aviation safety.

More than 40 bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River after that deadly plane and helicopter crash in Washington, D.C. Crews have recovered the black boxes from the plane and helicopter.

The NTSB flew in its own on-staff Black Hawk certified pilot from Alaska to help investigators to remain independent from the DoD.

The most crucial piece of evidence was recovered from the passenger jet: the black box. The hope is it will help make flying ...