Hong Kong Authorities Found Black Box Flight Recorders of the Turkish Air ACT Cargo Aircraft, Salvaged Landing Gear and Engine.

• The black box flight recorders from an aircraft involved in a crash that killed two security personnell at Hong Kong airport earlier this week have been recovered.
• The Boeing Freighter veered off the runway during landing early Monday morning, then hit a security patrol car and skidded into the sea.
• The event was one of the most serious incidents since the airport began operations in 1998.

The Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) of Hong Kong late last night retrieved the Flight Data Recorder and the Cockpit Voice Recorder, commonly known as the "black boxes" from the B744 cargo aircraft which ditched into the sea on Monday. 

The freighter flight EK9788, operated by Turkish cargo airline Air ACT, did a Runway excursion while landing on the North runway at Hong Kong International Airport at around 19:50 GMT. The B747 aircraft moved through the airport fence and collided with a patrol car outside the runway, pushing the car into the sea.

The cargo aircraft had arrived from Al Maktoum International Airport, United Arab Emirates, deviated from the North Runway of Hong Kong International Airport after landing and ditched into the sea.

As per the information, there is water ingress into the two "black boxes". The AAIA has sent the devices to a laboratory for preliminary examination to determine the next course of action.

Two security staff were killed in the incident, with authorities saying they had been in a safe position "outside the runway area".

Airport Authority Hong Kong said Saturday one of the engines and the landing gear have been salvaged along with those data recorders.

Experts will conduct an in-depth analysis of the collected data, including reconstructing the sequence of events through the data from the "black boxes", interviews with relevant personnel, laboratory findings, examination of the aircraft wreckage, aircraft operating procedures, aircraft system status and maintenance records, weather conditions, and other relevant factors, to prepare a report.

The AAIA said it will release a preliminary investigation report within one month and continue to conduct a thorough and rigorous investigation to determine the sequence of events and causes of the accident, as well as to propose safety recommendations to enhance aviation safety.

The city's transport and logistics bureau said it will release a preliminary investigation report within one month.

Authorities added that the American and Turkish civil aviation accident investigative agencies, and experts from Boeing, are participating in the investigation.

Emirates Airlines said the plane was on a short-term lease from the Istanbul-headquartered Act Airlines, which operated the aircraft.

Pursuant to Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the investigation into the accident is being led by the AAIA, which is also responsible for the dissemination of information. 

Meanwhile, notifications have been issued to the State of Registry, the State of the Operator, the State of Design and the State of Manufacture of the aircraft in accordance with Annex 13. 

Investigative authorities from these countries have appointed accredited representatives and experts to participate in the investigation and provide professional advice. 

Personnel from the National Transportation Safety Board of the US and the Transport Safety Investigation Center of Türkiye have arrived in Hong Kong, while experts from Boeing are also participating.