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What does an aviation crash investigation entail?

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Engineers, scientists, and other aviation experts flocked to Washington, D.C, to help investigate the crash that involved an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter on Wednesday. But what does their work entail?

An aviation safety consultant, Anthony Brickhouse, said crews will begin looking for the so-called black box. Then, the team will work to extract data from the orange-colored device to understand what happened.

Chris Chmura has the full report in the video above.

Recovery operations are underway after an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night. Thom Jensen reports the latest details. 
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