Investigators have confirmed they recovered black boxes from the plane overnight and are carrying out tests in a laboratory.
In an update on X, the National Transportation Safety Board said: “NTSB investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane involved in yesterday’s mid-air collision in DCA.
“The recorders are at the NTSB labs for evaluation.”
Black boxes can help offer clues to investigators about what could have happened in the moments leading to the crash.
