The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder have both been recovered from the wreckage of a chartered plane that crashed in Colombia on Monday, killing 77 passengers and crew members, and now investigators are working to determine what caused British Aerospace 146 to go down.
The jet was carrying members of Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team, as well as 21 Brazilian journalists, when it crashed just minutes away from Jose Maria Cordova Airport outside Medellin. Before the plane took off from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it was inspected, and no problems were reported. Authorities initially said they believed the plane experienced an electrical failure, but a flight attendant who survived the accident suggested they possibly ran out of fuel. Weather conditions at the time were also poor. Hans Weber, an adviser to U.S. aviation authorities, told The Associated Press it's important for investigators to look at the aircraft's range, with the concern being "the pilots may have been cutting it too close."
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