Investigators have recovered the black boxes from both aircraft involved in the deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C.

Black boxes hold critical data that helps investigators understand plane crashes. Here’s how they work and why they’re key to aviation safety.

Police boats combed the banks of the Potomac River on Friday, slowly scanning the shoreline as investigators sought clues into the midair collision that killed 67 people. (AP video: Mike Pesoli, Natha ...

Police boats combed the banks of the Potomac River on Friday, slowly scanning the shoreline in the rain as investigators ...

Victims are being named after an American Airlines flight crashed with a Black Hawk by Reagan National Airport, leaving no survivors.

The black box from the military helicopter that crashed into a passenger jet over Washington DC has been recovered, transport safety chiefs have said.

The black box from a Connecticut-made Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter involved in a deadly plane crash Wednesday is now at ...

While authorities focus on the cause of the US's deadliest aviation disaster since 2001, families are mourning their loved ones. Here's the latest.

Finding the probable cause of the fatal mid-air collision above the Potomac River next to Reagan National Airport rests  in ...