Overview
- A Boeing 767-300 operated by 21 Air for Amazon Air overran Miami International’s runway and traveled off the paved surface, striking multiple vehicles and killing five contracted aircraft‑cleaning workers.
- Flight data and cockpit recordings recovered by the NTSB show a staggered touchdown of the landing gear, brakes released with throttles advanced then throttles reduced and brakes reapplied, and cockpit alerts including “sink rate” and “too low terrain.”
- Recorders captured more than two hours of high‑quality cockpit audio, but the NTSB will interview the two pilots before releasing details from the voice recorder as it continues on‑site evidence collection and cockpit and engine inspections.
- A civil lawsuit filed by a spouse of a victim names Amazon, Amazon Air Cargo, the pilots and others, alleging pilot error, inadequate training and concerns over the aircraft’s roughly 32‑year age as investigators continue to probe technical and operational causes.
- The crash has immediate human and regulatory consequences: families seek accountability for the five members of Professional Ocean Service Corp., survivors remain hospitalized, and investigators’ findings on braking systems, go‑around handling and runway arrestor systems could prompt industry or safety reviews.