Voice recorder found in N.J. plane crash that killed two

May 17 (UPI) -- The cockpit voice recorder from a plane that crashed at Teterboro, N.J., airport was recovered, a National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said.

The voice recorder of the Learjet 35, which crashed Tuesday in difficult wind conditions, has been shipped to NTSB headquarters in Washington, D.C., Jim Silliman said, adding that the plane was not required to have an onboard data recorder.

The crash Monday killed the pilot and copilot, the only people on board. No injuries or fatalities were reported on the ground, though the crash and resulting fire damaged three industrial buildings and 16 cars in a parking lot in Carstadt, the location of the airport. Silliman said the incident left a debris field 440 feet long and 100 feet wide.

It remains unclear why the plane fell as it arrived at Teterboro, a small airport near New York City.

"It was out of control," Silliman said, citing a surveillance video from a local business indicating the plane's right wing was angled downward and its nose was down as it struck the ground.

The plane was used for charter flights and was registered to A&C Big Sky Aviation of Billings, Mont., an FAA database indicates.