Amazon Cargo Plane Crash Kills Five at Miami International Airport
An Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport on Sunday resulted in five fatalities and injured at least five others. According to Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), all victims were in vehicles that were hit by the plane.
The Boeing 767-33 Alpha operated by 21 Air LLC had arrived from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was on its third flight of the day. The plane overran runway 30 on landing and struck navigational aids before hitting a white Ford Econoline van owned by Professional Ocean Service Corporation, a contract cleaning company for airlines.
The investigation is ongoing, with the NTSB recovering both the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder. Homendy stated that investigators will examine the contractual relationship between Amazon and 21 Air, as well as whether an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) should have been installed at the end of the runway.
The NTSB has investigated over 3,000 runway excursions since 2008 and is working to prevent future incidents. The investigation team expects to be on the ground for at least a week, with Homendy noting that they will not determine probable cause while on scene.