Main Black Box of Crashed Russian Plane Found

The Russian military plane Tu-154’s main flight data recorder was found at the depth of 17 meters (56 feet), Russia’s Defense Ministry said. The ministry added that five more fragments of the crashed plane have been located, "Russia Today" reported. 

    The fragments have been found at the depth of 30 meters (98ft). The black box was located some 1,600 meters (one mile) from shore by a FALCON underwater drone.  The fragments include the fuselage and parts of the engine. 

    The black box will be delivered to the Central Research Institute of the Air Force of Defense Ministry in the city of Lyubertsy, a Moscow suburb, within the next few hours, the ministry reported.

    The Russian Defense Ministry’s Tu-154 plane crashed into the Black Sea minutes after takeoff from Sochi’s airport, killing 92 people on board. The plane was en route to Latakia, Syria, transporting 64 members of the world-famous Alexandrov Ensemble army choir, humanitarian workers and several media crews to take part in Christmas and New Year’s celebrations.

Source: QNA