This cluster of burned D-Cell batteries located near the main impact point once powered the aircraft's Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT). <br />
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The ELT had activated at the moment of impact and the transmitted signal helped search and rescue narrow the aircraft's ultimate location. The signal eventually stopped transmitting early in the search effort.<br />
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This evidence illustrates the ELT was ultimately consumed in the post-crash fire.