On December 2nd, 2013 Jason William McLaughlin was flying in a commercial twin engine cargo plane (Fairchild SA227) that crashed into the mountains of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. (Article of Plane Crash).

Little is known about the crash because not all commercial aircraft require Black Boxes. We, the family, were not aware of this. Now we will never know exactly what happened. Even with a full NTSB investigation, we will always have questions. Had there been a Black Box equipped, we could have answers immediately. 

Including common sense technology that is cheaply available like GPS, flotation, and other tracking and audio recording equipment in commercial aircraft will not only aid in investigation, but give the family peace of mind. Not to mention other Pilots and Aviation Enthusiasts who love their profession. 

We want to know what happened. We deserve that. Everybody deserves that.