What’s happened since Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami? Here's what to know

Miami-Dade County admin September 10, 2026 0 Comments

What’s happened since Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami? Here’s what to know

Investigators, victims’ families and former pilots are all raising questions after an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 ran off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sept. 6, killing five people.

Here is a digest of top stories on the crash and its aftermath:

Flight data: The Amazon cargo jet was traveling at about 140 mph as it neared the end of the runway, and flight data indicates the pilots tried to abort the landing just before the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
Lawsuit: The widow of a van driver killed in the crash has filed a lawsuit in Miami tied to the Amazon Prime Air runway excursion.
Safety concerns: Former pilots for 21 Air, the company that operated the cargo flight involved in the MIA crash, raised safety concerns in internal documents, including one pilot who quit after saying he found serious safety issues “everywhere I looked,” in a letter obtained by the Miami Herald.
Runway safety technology: Miami International Airport does not have an engineered materials arresting system, or EMAS, a technology the FAA says has stopped 26 aircraft that have overrun runways since 1999 — raising questions about whether it could have prevented the deaths.

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