Accidents
Tail Section of Downed AirAsia A320 Found
Breakthrough in search for FDR and CVR
Sailors from the U.S. combat ship USS Fort Worth prepare to launch a Tow Fish side scan sonar system from the ship’s inflatable boat. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
Sailors from the U.S. combat ship USS Fort Worth prepare to launch a Tow Fish side scan sonar system from the ship’s inflatable boat. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) reported on Wednesday that search crews have found the tail section of the AirAsia A320 that crashed into the Java Sea, marking a breakthrough in efforts to recover Flight QZ8501’s flight data and voice recorders. Officials made the visual confirmation following underwater documentation of the aircraft’s tail and small wreckage, which showed the its registration number (PK-AXC), captured by the search and rescue team’s sea divers.