Sunday, September 26, 2010

The plane will then be taken to a "secure" location for examination

Once the aircraft is on the barge, officials will remove the flight recorders or the "little black box," a veritable treasure trove of in-flight information for the doomed plane's last moments, from the tail section. The plane will then be taken to a "secure" location for examination.
"We made an effort to try and remove the recorders while the plane was in the water," Higgins said. But the limited dive time caused by the extreme cold and powerful currents made retrieving the recorders "not possible."
The NTSB began interviewing Sullenberger, the pilot of the aircraft and hero of the day, today. Sullenberger took a congratulatory call from President Bush Friday and has developed a national fanbase since his expert splash landing kept the 155 people onboard alive and largely uninjured.
In a frantic 911 call, an unidentified man from the Bronx described the remarkable splash landing, the Associated Press reported.

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