Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 Crashes at MIA: Crew Aborted Landing Too Late
A Federal investigation into the fatal accident of an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 cargo aircraft at Miami International Airport has revealed critical findings from the recovered flight black boxes. The crew attempted to abort their landing and execute a 'go-around' maneuver just seconds before the plane overran the runway, crashed into vehicles, and claimed five lives.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767-33A operated by cargo carrier 21 Air as Flight 7598 was arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, amidst localized weather cells and rain showers surrounding the Miami airfield. Key findings from the flight data recorder indicate an unstable touchdown sequence onto Runway 30.
The plane overran the runway by approximately 1,300 feet (396 meters), destroying airport navigational equipment and tearing through perimeter fencing. The primary impact occurred on a perimeter roadway where the aircraft struck a Ford Econoline van carrying seven employees of an aircraft cleaning contractor. Five occupants in the van were killed and two were critically injured.