NTSB says all victims of Miami cargo plane crash were in two vehicles struck by overshooting Boeing 767
The National Transportation Safety Board reported that five people killed in the Amazon cargo plane overrun at Miami International Airport were occupants of a van and a Toyota that the aircraft hit after overrunning the runway.
The National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday that all five fatalities from the Amazon cargo plane accident at Miami International Airport were occupants of two vehicles struck after the Boeing 767-33 Alpha overshot runway 30. The aircraft, operating as Amazon Air Flight 7598 and flown by 21 Air LLC, landed from a circuit that included flights between Cincinnati, Miami and San Juan before overrunning the runway, hitting a white Ford Econoline van owned by a contract cleaning company and then a Toyota Corolla Cross traveling on a nearby road.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy briefed reporters, noting that both the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have been recovered and sent to the agency’s headquarters for analysis. The board has deployed 32 investigators and will examine factors such as pilot performance, aircraft systems, runway safety features, and the contractual relationship between Amazon and 21 Air. One focus will be whether an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) at the runway end could have mitigated the overrun.
Five people inside the two vehicles died, while at least five others were injured; three were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s trauma center in critical condition. First responders reached the scene within 30 seconds, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Commissioner Natalie Milan Orbis.
The NTSB said it will continue on-site investigations for at least a week, gathering perishable evidence before determining a probable cause. A follow-up briefing is scheduled for Tuesday, and the board has asked the public to submit any relevant photos or videos.