Accident Inquiries
Despite Flight 901 crashing in one of the most isolated parts of the world, evidence from the crash site was extensive. Both the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder were still in working order and able to be deciphered. Extensive photographic footage from the moments before the crash was available – being a sightseeing flight, most passengers were carrying cameras, of which the majority of the film was able to be developed.
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