# Decoding Disaster: How NTSB Experts Use Black Boxes to Solve the Mysteries of American Eagle Flight 4184 and Skylink Flight 70

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Podcast: [True Crime](https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-7158337)
Published: 2026-07-26T23:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

Black Boxes: Little evidence is left after an airplane takes a deadly plunge from the sky. Investigators' best hope for an answer comes from the flight data recorder known as a "black box." Virtually indestructible, the black box could be the only witness to the final horrifying moments of a doomed flight. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support .

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