flight data recorder
noun
: a device on an aircraft that records information (such as airspeed and altitude) about a flight
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In response to a public records request, the National Transportation Safety Board released a report recently on what the Boeing 737-800's flight data recorder revealed.
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ABC News, 7 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
Engine vibration and power indications on the center screen reflect flight data recorder data points; other values are estimated based on the phase of flight.
—James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 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
The airplane was not equipped with a flight data recorder, nor was it required to be, the report stated.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
Investigators have recovered the cockpit flight recorder and the flight data recorder, National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman said, in hopes of finding out more about Tuesday's tragic accident just outside of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Roughly half an hour before the news conference, investigators discovered the plane's flight data recorder, commonly known as a black box.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
They also, if possible, recover recording devices from the aircraft, such as a flight data recorder.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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ABC News, 7 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
Engine vibration and power indications on the center screen reflect flight data recorder data points; other values are estimated based on the phase of flight.
—James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 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
The airplane was not equipped with a flight data recorder, nor was it required to be, the report stated.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
Investigators have recovered the cockpit flight recorder and the flight data recorder, National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman said, in hopes of finding out more about Tuesday's tragic accident just outside of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Roughly half an hour before the news conference, investigators discovered the plane's flight data recorder, commonly known as a black box.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
They also, if possible, recover recording devices from the aircraft, such as a flight data recorder.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Flight data recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20data%20recorder. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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