The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, known as the black boxes, may offer clues about what went wrong before the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday that data shows the plane tried to pitch up one second before impact.

American Airlines will retire the flight number 5342, the company said, which is standard action following major aviation incidents. Rachel Sambrano holds her daughter Ariah Sambrano at a prayer vigil for victims of the plane crash of the American Eagle flight 5342,