Plane crash or incident
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The gist
An Amazon-branded cargo plane overran a Miami runway Sunday, killing five people in vehicles.
The crash shut all runways and renewed scrutiny of US cargo-air safety.
Background
A Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft operated by 21 Air, arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, overran runway 30 while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon. It struck navigational aids, a contract cleaning company's van and a car, then caught fire. It is the latest high-profile US cargo crash, after a UPS plane went down in Louisville, Kentucky last November, and echoes a 2019 Atlas Air crash on an Amazon Air route.
How it unfolded
- Sep 6, 2026A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane operated by 21 Air overran runway 30 at Miami International Airport around 2 p.m. ET while landing from San Juan, struck vehicles and caught fire; all runways were closed and a ground stop was issued.
- Sep 6, 2026Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said multiple vehicles were struck and the plane caught fire; it was not immediately clear how many people were on board or the toll.
- Sep 7, 2026At least five people were reported killed; the NTSB and FAA said they were investigating.
- Sep 8, 2026The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office identified the five victims; NTSB chair Homendy said the plane traveled about 1,300 feet past the paved surface, hitting a cleaning company van with seven people inside and a Toyota Corolla Cross on Northwest 67 Avenue.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said the company is working with local authorities to understand what happened and that its priority is the safety and care of everyone involved.
- Official
- US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a full ground stop was issued in Miami and travelers should anticipate significant delays.
- Investigators
- The FAA and NTSB said they are investigating; the cause of the incident is unknown.
Still unverified
The cause of the crash is unknown and remains under investigation; early reports did not specify how many crew or passengers were on board or the injury and fatality toll before it was later confirmed.