NTSB to give updates on deadly Amazon Air cargo plane crash in Miami
NTSB to give updates on deadly Amazon Air cargo plane crash in Miami. Skip to content Menu Home | NTSB to give updates on deadly Amazon Air cargo plane crash in Miami A view of the Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that crashed Image Credits : Reuters screengrab from 3rd party Social Media video Reuters 7 September 2026, 20:00 [SAST] The US National Transportation Safety Board will hold a media briefing at 4pm on Monday to share its latest updates about Sunday’s deadly Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport, the agency said in a post on X.
What happened
Figure caption, Watch: Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airportByMax Matza and Rafael Rojas, at Miami International AirportPublished7 September 2026, 01:39 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoOfficials are investigating what caused an Amazon cargo plane to overshoot the runway after landing at Miami International Airport in a deadly incident on Sunday. Five killed as Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airportFive killed as Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airportCloseVideo footage from Miami shows an Amazon Air cargo plane overshoot the runway while attempting to land at the city's international airport, killing five people and seriously injuring five more.
Skip to content Menu Home | Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport A view of an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that airport officials said overran a runway at Miami International Airport, in Miami, Florida, US, September 6, 2026. Image Credits : Reuters Sherwin Bryce-Pease 7 September 2026, 07:28 [SAST] Five people have been killed after an Amazon cargo plane crashed while landing at Miami International Airport in the United States. TechNewsAmazonAn Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami International AirportThe Boeing 767-300 overran the runway during landing.
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The wider picture
A plane bearing an Amazon logo overran the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday during landing, crashing into vehicles and resulting in multiple injuries. At least two people were trapped in vehicles that were struck by the plane and the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the plane by the crash, said Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah. Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel told The Verge:“We can confirm that an Amazon Air plane operated by 21 Air experienced an incident while attempting to land at Miami International Airport today.
The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft crashed just before 14:00 local time (19:00 GMT) after departing from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Video from the scene posted by NBC 6 (below) clearly shows the Amazon logo on the plane’s tail and thick smoke rising from the scene where the plane came to a stop on the other side of the road from the airport. Five people were killed and five others seriously injured when the plane, which was operated by 21 Air, crashed just before 14:00 (18:00 GMT).
"Beth Tilman told the New York Times she had seen a black cloud where the plane had crashed, and had smelled an acrid stench. Flight data from tracking site FlightRadar24 shows that the Amazon cargo flight was travelling at 112 knots (129mph, 207km/h) as it exited the "useable runway".
What has been reported
In a blog post, the site said the plane came to rest near a car park that serves an Amazon warehouse and other businesses. Kelly Nantel, Amazon's Director of Corporate Global Media Relations, said: "We're heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today's incident at Miami International Airport. "Figure caption, 'Incredibly difficult day' Miami-Dade mayor says after five confirmed deadThe plane had earlier departed Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The incident had lingering consequences for travelers flying into Miami. More than 60 rescue units and about 200 personnel responded to the incident, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said in a statement. The NTSB said in a post on X on Sunday afternoon that it had “launched a go team” to investigate the accident. Although the airport halted all flights immediately after the crash, flights had resumed by Sunday evening. The plane, which departed from San Juan, Puerto Rico, was a 32-year-old Boeing 767-300 freighter that had operated as a passenger jet for various airlines from 1994 to 2015, according to flight tracking service Flightradar24.
What happens next
Reuters photos after the crash showed the jet with its nose on the ground and tail tilted up. The right side of the plane had what appeared to be scorch marks. Flightradar24 said the plane was traveling at 112 knots (129mph) when it exited the usable runway. SubsectionUS & CanadaPublished13 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsAviation safetyFollow Aviation safetyclose panelYou are now following Aviation safetyUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.
FloridaFollow Floridaclose panelYou are now following FloridaUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. The plane overshot the runway, striking several vehicles and bursting into flames. The Boeing 767, operated by 21 Air, arrived from San Juan in Puerto Rico when it crashed on Sunday afternoon.
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