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Video: Black Boxes from MD-83 Nigeria Crash Found

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Key Takeaways:

  • An MD-83 passenger plane crashed into a densely populated area of Lagos, Nigeria, killing all 153 people on board and an unspecified number on the ground.
  • Investigators have recovered both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, with the pilot having reported trouble with both engines and declared an emergency prior to the crash.
  • The 22-year-old aircraft had recently undergone maintenance and previously experienced an engine power loss due to a bird strike; Nigeria's aviation ministry has indefinitely suspended Dana Air's license in response to the accident.
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Investigators on Tuesday announced that they have found the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the MD-83 that crashed on Sunday afternoon into the heavily populated city of Lagos, Nigeria, killing all 153 aboard and a number of others on the ground.

Recovery workers had found 150 bodies as of Tuesday afternoon. They continued to search the crash site despite delays caused by poor weather, according to a report by the Associated Press. A three-story apartment building struck by the aircraft began to shake on Monday evening, triggering fears of a collapse and further adding to difficulties faced by emergency personnel attempting to search through the wreckage.

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