cockpit voice recorder

noun

: a device that records the voices of the pilots and crew in the cockpit of an airplane

If an airplane crashes, its cockpit voice recorder can be used to help find out what caused it to crash.

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National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) member Todd Inman said in a press conference on Friday that 100 first responders remained at the scene of the crash and that around two hours of the cockpit voice recorder had been salvaged from the plane for review. —Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025

Earlier Friday, the National Transportation Safety Board revealed more information about the crash, detailing the final moments in the cockpit of the UPS plane based on a review of the audio from the cockpit voice recorder. —Clara McMichael, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025

The plane's flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder will be a key part of the investigation. —Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

On Wednesday, investigators recovered the plane’s black boxes — the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder — which could hold crucial information about what led to the disaster. —Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025

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