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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United has been ordered to secure the cockpit voice recorder, as well as the flight data recorder for the investigation.
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Clara McMichael, ABC News, 5 May 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigator to Newark and will analyze the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder as part of their investigation, the agency announced.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
According to the plane’s cockpit voice recorder, the truck was cleared to cross the runway 20 seconds before the crash.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Investigators were able to recover the plane’s cockpit voice recorder, a device that records the pilots’ conversation, and the plane’s flight data recorder or black box.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
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Clara McMichael, ABC News, 5 May 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigator to Newark and will analyze the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder as part of their investigation, the agency announced.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
According to the plane’s cockpit voice recorder, the truck was cleared to cross the runway 20 seconds before the crash.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Investigators were able to recover the plane’s cockpit voice recorder, a device that records the pilots’ conversation, and the plane’s flight data recorder or black box.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Cockpit voice recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockpit%20voice%20recorder. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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