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Authorities investigate FA-18 Hornet crash in Virginia

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    Officials looks for clues in accident

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Although the destruction that rain down upon the Mayfair -- apartments Friday fell from above.

The investigation into the accident is now focused on the ground.

Both military and civilian investigators are combing through the debris to recover as much of the wreckage from the -- -- as possible.

We will take all those barns and put them into what is hander 23.

Already -- CNN -- them all out.

And start doing that detailed examination of what we -- looking at all the tapes.

Listen in solid state will get the data recorders from the aircraft.

I'm like commercial airliners the F eighteen does not have the same black box flight data recorder.

Do you have.

Half flight control I've visual flight controls and digital recordings in video windows all the time -- -- we think are pretty crash -- they.

And we -- guys we're optimistic Sylvia Rivera's.

The information from those instruments is a critical element of the investigation into the crash.

I will undoubtedly learn.

Yet they configuration airplane that he -- you know their it operations as it in his final seconds.

Like.

Thanks to their heroic actions of citizens on the ground the navy has recovered two key assets in this investigation the flight crew.

Both of whom have been released from the hospital.

Clearly that's a critical part of this -- to sit down with them in a formal process in the mishap board.

Get beyond the fact that they have reconstructed -- their minds and get it down.

At some point investigators will have to look for answers to another question on the minds of many.

As residential and commercial development around the base become too -- increasing the potential for another accident.

-- had that discussion.

Absolutely.

There's a time and a place -- today is not the time.

For now at least both the city and the navy are taking time to give thanks we're.

So -- truly believe miracles -- here.

That's settlements from Virginia Beach mayor well assassins were echoed by fleet forces commander admiral Harvey who said no matter what your religion as.

The outcome of this whole thing -- nothing less than America all.

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