Watch as the National Transportation Safety Board hosts a media briefing on its investigation into Wednesday’s mid-air collision near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Victims are being named after an American Airlines flight crashed with a Black Hawk by Reagan National Airport, leaving no survivors.
Black boxes house critical flight data regarding aircraft and are designed to be resilient, with their retrieval typically a high priority after incidents.
NTSB announced barges are en route to assist in the largest salvage operation yet following the tragic collision near Reagan International Airport.