According to the Taiwan media "Central News Agency," Taiwan's "Air Force Command" said on the evening of 17 January that it had found the "crash remnant flight data recorder" (black box) of the F-16V fighter jet that crashed into the sea on the 11th, and would be sent to a professional unit for appraisal in order to find out the cause of the plane crash. At the same time, the relevant departments of the Taiwan authorities set up a project investigation committee to convene the "Transportation Safety Investigation Committee", experts and scholars to participate in the investigation of the cause of the accident.
【Taiwan Military Crash F-16V Fighter】
Liu Enhao, deputy general manager of public works of Honghua Construction Company, who assisted in the salvage, said in an interview that through the scanning and positioning of measuring equipment, coupled with 2 sand pumping boats and amphibious excavators at the scene, the black box of the crashed aircraft was finally found.
【Infographic: Black Box】
As for whether the physiological tissues of other parts of Chen Yi were found, Liu Enhao said that he would continue to search for it, because it was inconvenient to disclose details because of the signing of a confidentiality agreement with the Taiwan military.
According to reports, when an F-16V single-seat fighter at the Chiayi Base of the Taiwan Air Force was piloted by pilot Captain Chen Yi on a routine training mission at 2:55 p.m. on the 11th, the light spot disappeared from the radar at 3:23 p.m. on the same day.
【Taiwan F-16V Fighter】
According to reports, the F-16V left the factory on July 24, 1998, with a total flight time of 3415.05 hours in the fuselage, a total flight hour of 401.40 hours after the upgrade in November 2020, and a weekly inspection of the factory on December 28, 2021, so far there have been no major failures. After the accident, all F-16 aircraft of the Taiwan military were grounded for inspection, and all combat exercises and training were suspended.
Taiwan military officials said in an interview that the special inspection of the "Cheonan-1" is still continuing, and the Chiayi and Hualien bases of the Taiwan military are expected to resume flights as soon as January 27.
According to Taiwan's "China Times News Network", the Chiayi District Prosecutor's Office issued a death certificate on the 17th, determining that Chen Yi died accidentally, and the cause of death was shock death caused by multiple blunt traumas on the body in the F-16V fighter jet accident.
The Chiayi District Prosecutor's Office said that according to the analysis from the human tissues currently examined, Chen Yi died in shock during the crash of the fighter, which was an accidental death.