Amazon Cargo Plane Crash: Flight Recorders Recovered, Investigation Begins

Tue Sep 08 2026 11:11:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Five people died as an Amazon cargo plane overshot Miami's runway. The NTSB has recovered flight recorders and is probing the cause while rescuing survivors.

A Boeing 767 cargo plane from Amazon Prime Air crashed at Miami International Airport, killing five and injuring five. The aircraft overran the runway, struck vehicles, and was found miles beyond the gate. The National Transportation Safety Board secured the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, sending them to headquarters for analysis. Investigators, still in a fact‑finding stage, will review flight logs, crew experience, radar data, and weather conditions, with a key focus on runway safety systems. Public footage and photographs are being requested to aid the inquiry.

Amazon Cargo Plane Crashes at Miami Airport

On Sunday afternoon, a Boeing 767‑300 operated by 21 Air overshot the runway as it attempted to land at Miami International Airport, crashing in the parking lot behind the terminal.

The emergency alert stunned travelers: five people were killed and five more seriously injured. The aircraft felled into a white Ford van and a cleaning truck, scaring nearby commuters.

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board gathered the wreckage and recovered the flight data recorder (FDR) and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR). Both devices went straight to the NTSB headquarters for expert analysis.

“It’s early to say why this happened,” said NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy. “We’re still in the fact‑finding stage, looking at crew training, flight logs, radar data and weather at the time.” The airport’s emergency teams prioritized rescuing survivors and securing the site.

One key point of the investigation will be whether the runway had an engineered materials arresting system (EMAS) to stop overruns. Homendy stressed that safety recommendations will follow the findings and must be implemented to prevent future tragedies.

Authorities are asking anyone who saw the incident to share videos or photos in a bid to piece together the sequence of events. The crash happened on Labor Day weekend, one of the US travel season’s busiest periods, adding to the urgency of the response.

Amazon and the airline company 21 Air have both expressed deep regret, promising cooperation with investigators as they work to understand and prevent such accidents.