FILE - The cockpit voice recorder, left, and the flight data recorder from Continental flight 1404 airplane accident on display at the National Transportation Safety Board headquarters in Washington, Dec. 22, 2008. Federal accident investigators are pushing for better cockpit voice recorders. They are pointing to limits of the device on the jetliner that suffered a door-panel blowout last month over Oregon. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 that the Federal Aviation Administration should require all current planes to have recorders that can capture 25 hours of audio, up from the current standard of two hours. (AP Photo, file)
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