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Investigators Recover Voice Recorder From Florida Business Jet Crash That Killed Nine

Investigators say they have recovered the cockpit voice recorder of a business jet that crashed in Florida, killing nine.

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Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from a business jet that crashed in Florida, killing nine, according to a ABC News wire report. The report said the jet "plummeted from the sky" amid severe weather in the state last week.

ABC News reported that investigators say they have recovered the recorder, but the summary of that report did not describe what the recording contains, whether it has been examined, or how investigators intend to use it. Those points remain unclear from the available reporting.

ABC News also did not identify the aircraft's operator or the people aboard, and its summary gave no cause for the crash. The summary contains no statement from officials on what caused the jet to fall, and no finding on that question is reported.

ABC News placed the crash in the last week without giving a specific date. No statement from relatives of those killed, or from any party other than investigators, appears in the summary of the report.

Because this account rests on a single wire report, no other outlet's version was available to compare, so no conflicting details could be checked. The sources used for this story do not say whether the recorder's contents will be released or when any findings might be made public.

Sources: ABC News: Investigators recover the voice recorder from a jet crash in Florida that killed 9.

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