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Divers recover black box from Peru crash
October 20, 1996
Web posted at: 2:20 p.m.EDT (1820 GMT)LIMA, Peru (CNN) -- Divers have recovered one of two flight data recorders from the Aero Peru jet that crashed into the Pacific Ocean on October 2. They also spotted the bodies of seven of the 70 people killed when the plane went down shortly after takeoff. So far, 14 bodies have been recovered.
Recovery teams operating an underwater robot found the so-called black box on Saturday. Investigators hope the recorder will help them determine what went wrong with the plane. The pilot reported that his instruments were malfunctioning moments before the crash.
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