How to Use flight data recorder in a Sentence

flight data recorder

noun

• The aircraft did not have a flight data recorder, but it was not required to have one.
  — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
• 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
• 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
• Shin said that at no time does the flight data recorder indicate the pilots engaged speed brakes or reverse thrusters.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
• United has been ordered to secure the cockpit voice recorder, as well as the flight data recorder for the investigation.
  — Clara McMichael, ABC News, 5 May 2026
• Shin said that the flight data recorder showed the plane still traveling at 158 knots 30 seconds before the crash.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
• They also, if possible, recover recording devices from the aircraft, such as a flight data recorder.
  — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
• Both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder were recovered from the crash site, Homendy had previously disclosed.
  — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
• Reportedly, the issue was solved with the use of a Beidou satellite locator beacon and a flight data recorder.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The flight data recorder stopped recording when the plane’s generators lost power at 26,000 feet and did not capture the final moments of the crash, according to the report.
  — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
• Homendy said the agency has recovered the flight data recorder and the cockpit recorder, and the teams are investigating various factors, including crew flight experience and weather conditions.
  — Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026
• Investigators also reviewed the flight data recorder information which will be incorporated into a performance study to understand why the plane’s altitude did not increase.
  — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 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
• The National Transportation Safety Board recovered the flight data recorder and will issue a preliminary report in about 30 days.
  — Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
• The aircraft’s flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder were recovered and later sent to the NTSB Monday evening to be evaluated, according to Homendy.
  — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
• An investigator from the NTSB will be at Newark airport on Monday and United has been ordered to secure the cockpit voice recorder, as well as the flight data recorder for the investigation.
  — Clara McMichael, ABC News, 4 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
• National Transportation Safety Board investigators reviewed the jet’s flight data recorder, which showed the plane was still traveling almost 140 mph 15 seconds before crashing.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
• 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.
  — ABC News, 7 May 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