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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Recent Examples on the Web

The comments were made roughly one minute and 42 seconds before the cockpit voice recorder ended its recording. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder were recovered from the crash site, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy had previously disclosed. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Homendy said investigators have recovered both the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from the aircraft and are in the process of evaluating them. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026

The Learjet’s cockpit voice recorder had not worked for several years investigators reported, but Mexican authorities said due to the age of the plane it was not required to have one. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

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