YSR chopper's Cockpit Voice Recorder 'partly damaged' Sep 9, 2009
The condition and other details of the Emergency Locator Transmitter would come to light in the inquiries by DGCA, state Crime Investigation Department, CBI and the two-member expert committee, the CMC said. More Stories from this section. (India Times, India -- Community News)
2 Florida men die in small plane crash in Georgia Aug 30, 2009
The Georgia State Patrol Aviation Unit picked up the signal from the plane's emergency locator transmitter and found the plane's wreckage in thick woods south of Pavo around 12:30 p.m. Friday. Authorities say the plane was flying from Montgomery, Ala. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
* Downdraft blamed for Steve Fossett 2007 crash Jul 11, 2009
No emergency radio transmissions were received from Fossett, nor were any emergency locator transmitter signals received. After the wreckage was discovered, a review of radar data from September 2007 revealed a track that ended 1. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
NTSB blames downdrafts in Steve Fossett crash Jul 10, 2009
On the day of the accident, no emergency radio transmissions were received from Fossett, nor were any emergency locator transmitter signals received, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report. However, after the wreckage was discovered, a review of radar data from September 2007 revealed a "track" that ended about a mile northwest of the accident site, the board said. (North County Times)
Brazil Confirms Finding Jet's Wreckage Jun 3, 2009
Transponders do not emit any signal when a plane goes down - The ELT (emergency locator transmitter) does on 121. 5 MHz. (CBS News)
Air Force joins search for missing Helena airplane and pilot (40) Mar 19, 2009
The department's search plane is specially equipped to spot an Emergency Locator Transmitter, or ELT, which automatically activates when an aircraft goes down. "We went out immediately and did a route search," MacPherson said. (Helena Independent Record)
Plane registered to Helena business reported missing Mar 18, 2009
Greil said a plane was dispatched out of Helena Tuesday evening to search for any emergency locator transmitter signals, but none were found. Lack of daylight prevented a visual search. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
NTSB, flight school release information on crash Feb 20, 2009
The plane had an emergency locator transmitter onboard and it did activate, putting out a signal. But Smith said he could not say whether that helped locate the plane. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
• Crash victim was first-time airplane owner Feb 19, 2009
The airplane's emergency locator transmitter was not sending out a signal after the crash and may have been damaged on impact, according to the state's Division of Aeronautics. As for Kenner, he will miss his friend of 12 years, who left behind a wife and four children and owned an auto transmission business. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
