Overview
- A Boeing 767 operated by 21 Air for Amazon overran Miami International Airport’s Runway 12/30 on Sunday, Sept. 6, traveled about 1,300 feet past the paved surface and struck a van and a perimeter SUV, killing five people in the van and injuring others.
- The NTSB recovered and accessed the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder and says the data show an atypical sequence: uneven touchdown timing, brakes released and throttles advanced consistent with go‑around thrust, then throttles returned to idle and brakes reapplied.
- Investigators found no recorded deployment of speed brakes or thrust reversers in the data and are studying aircraft performance, system function, weather and air traffic communications to understand why deceleration systems were not used.
- Both pilots were treated and interviewed by the NTSB as the agency collects perishable evidence on site; officials stress they will not assign probable cause during the on‑scene phase of the probe.
- The crash has renewed scrutiny of safety measures at MIA because the airport lacks an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) and raised questions about oversight of contractor‑operated cargo flights, while wrongful‑death claims have begun to surface.