Search Team Recover Second ’Black Box’ From Armenian Airliner
24.05.2006
MosNews
A Russian search team has recovered the second ’black box’ flight recorder from an Armenian airliner that crashed into the Black Sea on 3 May, killing 113 people. Investigators hope it will help explain the cause of the tragedy.
The first black box, which recorded conversations between the plane’s pilot and crew was recovered on Monday. A special intergovernmental investigation committee will be set up to decipher the flight data from the plane, an air safety official told RIA Novosti.
The second flight recorder had been thought to be lying 3-5 meters (10-16 feet) away from the first one, was actually located 16 meters (about 40 feet) from the first recorder and was buried deeper in silt, Svetlana Kryshtanovskaya, a Russian Transport ministry representative said.
The airliner, operated by Armenia’s Airliner A320, crashed while flying from the Armenian capital, Yerevan, in stormy weather 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from Russia’s Adler airport, which services the popular resort of Sochi.
Most of the passengers were Armenian, but there were also 26 Russian nationals. Among those on board were eight crew and six children. Armavia, the airline which owned the plane, says that it was in good condition and that the crew were experienced. The Airbus was manufactured in 1995 and underwent checks last month, BBC reports.
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MosNews
A Russian search team has recovered the second ’black box’ flight recorder from an Armenian airliner that crashed into the Black Sea on 3 May, killing 113 people. Investigators hope it will help explain the cause of the tragedy.
The first black box, which recorded conversations between the plane’s pilot and crew was recovered on Monday. A special intergovernmental investigation committee will be set up to decipher the flight data from the plane, an air safety official told RIA Novosti.
The second flight recorder had been thought to be lying 3-5 meters (10-16 feet) away from the first one, was actually located 16 meters (about 40 feet) from the first recorder and was buried deeper in silt, Svetlana Kryshtanovskaya, a Russian Transport ministry representative said.
The airliner, operated by Armenia’s Airliner A320, crashed while flying from the Armenian capital, Yerevan, in stormy weather 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from Russia’s Adler airport, which services the popular resort of Sochi.
Most of the passengers were Armenian, but there were also 26 Russian nationals. Among those on board were eight crew and six children. Armavia, the airline which owned the plane, says that it was in good condition and that the crew were experienced. The Airbus was manufactured in 1995 and underwent checks last month, BBC reports.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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