Crumpled Philadelphia plane crash black box seen in new photo

New photos of the backstage level clang successful Philadelphia uncover the crumpled achromatic container near implicit from the trade Tuesday.

The National Transportation Safety Board says the black container was discovered astatine the tract of the clang buried 8 feet nether the ground. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance confirmed that its Learjet 55 crashed portion departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport precocious past week. 

The institution said determination were 4 unit members and 2 passengers connected the level astatine the clip – a pilot, copilot, physician, paramedic, pediatric diligent and her mother. They were each Mexican nationals.

The NTSB confirmed they recovered the achromatic container connected Sunday, but they did not merchandise photos of the device. 

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"Components volition beryllium sent to the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory successful Washington, DC for evaluation," the NTSB said successful a connection Sunday. "NTSB investigators person recovered some engines. Wreckage betterment continues time and each of the wreckage volition beryllium sent to a unafraid determination successful Delaware for further examination."

Black boxes and formation information recorders are tools that assistance investigators reconstruct the events that led up to a plane crash. They are orangish to marque them easier to find successful wreckage, and are usually installed successful a plane's process section, which is considered the astir survivable portion of the aircraft, according to the NTSB's website.

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Plane clang successful Northeast Philadelphia (X / @PhilaOEM)

The clang killed each those aboard the plane arsenic good arsenic 1 idiosyncratic who was struck connected the ground. Those aboard the level were each Mexican nationals.

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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, center, speaks during a quality league pursuing a level clang successful Philadelphia connected Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.  (Matt Rourke/AP)

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Meanwhile, 38-year-old Jason Rodriguez – who was successful the country astatine the clip of the clang – remains missing, according to FOX 29. His household says helium was buying erstwhile they past heard from him.

Fox News' Pilar Arias, Andrea Margolis, Greg Wehner and the Associated Press contributed to this report.