HAVANA, 25 May (BelTA - Xinhua) - Cuban authorities found the second black box containing flight data of the Boeing 737-200 plane that crashed near the Havana international airport on May 18, a civil aviation official told state TV.
Armando Daniel Lopez, president of Cuba's Institute of Civil Aviation and Aeronautics (ICAA), confirmed that the black box was identified on Thursday in the disaster area, almost a week after the accident.
The first black box, the voice recorder, was retrieved several days ago.
Lopez said the discovery of the second black box was made possible thanks to experts' analyses of videos shot around the crash site, recollections of witnesses and nearby residents, as well as an investigation into the local topography.
According to the official, American and Mexican specialists working to support the investigation also helped identify the data recorder.
The ill-fated passenger plane belonged to the Mexican company Damojh and was on lease to Cuba's Cubana de Aviacion airlines.
The plane was carrying 113 people on board. Altogether 111 people died in the incident, including 100 Cubans, five foreigners and all the six crew members from Mexico.
