Cargo aircraft news
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The gist
An Amazon cargo plane overran a Miami runway Sunday, killing 5 and injuring 5.
The crash shut one of the busiest US airports and renewed cargo-safety scrutiny.
Background
The Boeing 767-300, operating as Prime Air flight 7598, departed San Juan, Puerto Rico, and overran Miami International Airport's diagonal runway around 2 p.m. Sunday, striking vehicles and catching fire. All five killed were in a cleaning company van; the two pilots were treated and released. The NTSB has recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders and is investigating. The crash is the latest high-profile US cargo aircraft accident, after a UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky last November killed more than a dozen people.
How it unfolded
- Sep 6, 2026The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft departed San Juan, Puerto Rico, and overran Miami International Airport's diagonal runway around 2 p.m., striking multiple vehicles and bursting into flames.
- Sep 6, 2026All runways at Miami International Airport were closed; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said more than 60 units responded and there were multiple patients.
- Sep 7, 2026NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said all five killed were in the two vehicles hit, and the flight data and cockpit voice recorders were recovered.
- Sep 8, 2026Authorities identified the five deceased victims, all in a van owned by a contract cleaning company; five others were injured, with two in critical condition.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- The FAA and Miami airport confirmed the aircraft overran the runway around 2 p.m. after arriving from San Juan and was disabled at the northwest end of the airport.
- Expert
- Aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said a 767 cargo aircraft would typically be staffed only by a pilot and copilot on domestic flights, with a third pilot added for international flights.
- Analysts
- The crash is the latest high-profile US cargo aircraft accident, following a UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky last November that killed more than a dozen people.
Still unverified
The cause of the runway overrun has not been determined; the NTSB investigation is ongoing and no interviews had been conducted as of Monday. Air traffic control recordings cited by ABC News suggested the aircraft may have also struck a vehicle on a perimeter road, but this was not confirmed by officials.