An Amazon cargo jet overran a runway at Miami International Airport, killing five people in a cleaning crew van and injuring five others. Investigators recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, with data suggesting an aborted landing attempt. Amazon has suspended operations with carrier 21 Air as the NTSB investigation continues.
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Crash details and victims
An Amazon cargo jet overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking two vehicles and killing five people on the ground. The Boeing 767, operated by 21 Air, hit a van on airport property before crashing through a fence and striking an SUV on a public street, according to officials. All five people killed were inside the van, which was carrying seven workers from Professional Ocean Service, a company that cleans planes. The Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office identified the deceased as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47.
Five other people were injured. Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said Tuesday that two people remained in critical condition and a third was in stable condition. The pilot and co-pilot were released from the hospital, she said. The crash sent thick black smoke into the sky and trapped the pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit, as well as some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah.
Investigation and flight data
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash. Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy described the scene as "utter devastation," noting tire marks from the pavement into the grass, the destroyed van, torn fencing, and the crushed SUV. The plane traveled about 1,300 feet (396 meters) past the end of the runway, according to the NTSB.
Investigators recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, which are being analyzed. Flight data suggest the plane attempted to abort an unsteady landing before the crash, according to information released by investigators. Homendy said the data showed the thrust reversers were never used to help stop the plane. The NTSB plans to interview the pilot and co-pilot on Wednesday.
Experts who reviewed video of the landing said the plane appeared to remain airborne well down the runway without flaring the nose to force the wheels onto the ground. Former FAA official Mike O'Donnell said the plane landed on its nose and right landing gear first, indicating an unstable landing. Aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said that if the plane was beyond the typical landing zone, it should have aborted the landing and gone around for another attempt. Mary Schiavo, a pilot and former Inspector General of the Transportation Department, said video shows the plane floating above the runway for an extended period, and a tail wind could have contributed to it floating further down the runway.
Runway safety systems
One focus of the investigation is the lack of a system to slow and stop speeding jets at the end of runways. Miami is not one of the more than 120 airports in the U.S. with lightweight, crushable material at the end of runways, which the Federal Aviation Administration says has saved around 500 lives. However, experts said Miami's airport appears to be compliant with federal rules because it has a 1,000-foot (305-meter) safety buffer at the end of its runways. Mike O'Donnell, the FAA's former director of airport safety and accident investigations, said the airport was not required to have an arresting system because of that buffer.
21 Air, a North Carolina-incorporated cargo carrier specializing in shipments to and from Mexico, said in a statement that it remains focused on supporting those affected by the crash and working closely with the NTSB and its partners. 21 Air CEO Keith Winters offered condolences to the families of the dead and injured and cooperation to investigators.
Airport operations and context
The crash closed the Miami airport for hours Sunday, and two of its four runways remained closed through late Tuesday evening. An airport spokesperson reported 160 cancellations and more than 300 delayed flights Sunday, plus another 69 canceled flights Monday through mid-afternoon. By late Tuesday, only one of the airport's four runways was still closed, according to officials.
The aircraft, a 32-year-old Boeing 767, was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines in foreign countries for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24. The flight was arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, after a two-hour flight, with storms brewing around the Miami area.
The crash is the second fatal cargo jet accident in the U.S. in less than a year. In October, a UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airport, killing all three pilots and 12 people on the ground, with 23 more injured.
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Framing: Investigators seeking answers after the crash that killed five — factual and somber
Framing: Focuses on the identity of the victims: they were plane cleaners in a van. — Neutral to somber, reporting facts and official statements without overt emotion.
Facts Included:
The five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off the runway at Miami International Airport were all inside a van used to get to planes to clean them, authorities said.
The jet crashed as it tried to land Sunday afternoon, overrunning its runway.
It slammed into the van on airport property, through a fence and then on to a local street where it destroyed an SUV.
Five other people were injured.
The pilot and co-pilot have been released from the hospital, Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
Miami is not one of the 120 airports in the U.S. with lightweight, crushable material at the end of runways that the Federal Aviation Administration says have saved around 500 lives.
Experts said even without a runway excursion system, Miami’s airport appears to be compliant with federal rules because it has a 1,000-foot (305-meter) safety buffer at the end of its runways.
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday her agency’s goal is to prevent tragedies, but runway excursions continue to happen.
An Amazon cargo jet overshot a runway in Miami and hit two vehicles, killing five people on the ground.
The Boeing 767 hit a van on Miami International Airport property on Sunday before hitting an SUV on a public street.
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy called the scene 'utter devastation.'
The crash closed the Miami airport for hours Sunday; two of four runways remained shutdown through late Tuesday evening.
The plane traveled roughly 1,300 feet past the end of the runway.
The flight was from Puerto Rico, with storms brewing around the airport.
Experts said a strong tail wind may have propelled the plane past the intended landing point.
The plane did not flare to force wheels down.
Air traffic controllers had not changed the approach to allow landing into a headwind.
Amazon said it is cooperating with the investigation.
The five killed were in a van owned by Professional Ocean Service, a plane-cleaning company.
The Miami-Dade sheriff identified the deceased: Rolando Aleman Leon (55), Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo (53), Julio C. Pineda (75), Carlos Acosta Fajardo (53), and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo (47).
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was converted to cargo in 2015 according to Flightradar24.
The flight was operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
A prior UPS cargo jet crash in Louisville in October killed all three pilots and 12 on the ground.
The NTSB investigation will focus on the lack of a system to stop speeding jets at runways.
About 120 airports have the crushable material, which the FAA says has saved around 500 lives; Miami does not.
Miami has a 1,000-foot safety buffer and appears compliant.
Framing: Emphasizes the identification of the five killed and the fact that five others were injured in the crash. — Measured and factual, with sympathetic notes toward victims and their families.
Facts Included:
Five people were killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off the runway at Miami International Airport.
The five killed were all inside a van used to shuttle crews that clean planes.
The jet overran the runway while landing Sunday.
It slammed into the van on airport property, careened through a fence and then smashed an SUV on a city street.
Five other people were injured.
The pilot and co-pilot have been released from the hospital, Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
Miami is not one of the 120 airports in the U.S. with lightweight, crushable material that the FAA says has saved around 500 lives.
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said her agency's goal is to prevent tragedies, but runway excursions continue to happen even after the board has suggested installing the systems.
Investigators recovered the flight data recorder and the information is being reviewed.
Amazon said in a statement that it is cooperating with the investigation and the company's deepest sympathies go to the victims and their families.
The five people killed were all in a van owned by Professional Ocean Service, a company that cleans planes.
The Miami-Dade sheriff identified the deceased as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Narajo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and J. Reyes Quevedo.
The Amazon jet was landing after a two-hour flight from Puerto Rico as storms brewed around the Miami area.
The NTSB said the plane barreled roughly 1,300 feet (396 meters) past the end of the runway.
Experts who viewed video of the landing said it appears that a strong tail wind propelled the plane far down the runway.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines in foreign countries for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015.
Two of the four runways at the Miami airport remained closed Tuesday.
Framing: the crash investigation by NTSB and the death toll
Facts Included:
The five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami International Airport were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company, and an SUV hit outside of airport property, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said.
Homendy called the scene of Sunday's crash "utter devastation."
Homendy walked the route the Boeing 767 followed, noting tire marks from the pavement into the grass, the destroyed van carrying the cleaning crew, torn fencing, navigational equipment and the crushed SUV outside airport.
Homendy said the NTSB would issue more information on Tuesday, including possibly information on speed that is confirmed by the flight data.
Federal investigators examining the crash spent Monday determining whether the plane touched down too late to stop.
Video of Sunday's landing appears to show the Boeing 767 remaining airborne well down the runway before touching down.
Aviation experts said investigators will seek to determine exactly where the plane landed, whether it was beyond the normal touchdown zone and why the pilots did not abandon the.
Investigators will also examine the plane's speed and braking, weather and wind conditions, the aircraft's mechanical condition and other factors that could have contributed to the deadly.
The aircraft on Sunday flew from Cincinnati to Miami and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
It was returning to Miami when it overran the runway around 2 p.m.
Aside from the five who died, three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.
The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah.
The typical landing zone for a plane is within the first 3,000 feet of a runway, experts said.
If the cargo jet was beyond that area, it should have aborted the landing and gone around for another try, aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said.
Mary Schiavo, who is a pilot and former inspector general of the Transportation Department, said video posted online shows the Amazon plane floating above the runway for an extended period without flaring the nose upward to force the main landing gear onto the.
Schiavo said that if the plane had a tail wind, that could have contributed to it floating further down the.
The Miami airport is not equipped with arresting systems that the FAA says have been installed at more than 120 airports nationwide to safely stop planes that do go past the end of a runway.
Those beds of lightweight, crushable material at the end of a runway have been credited by the FAA with helping save at least 497 lives aboard planes that overran.
Miami's airport appears to be in compliance and wasn't required to have an arresting system because it has a 1,000-foot safety buffer at the end of its runways, said Mike O'Donnell, the FAA's former director of airport safety and accident.
The requirement was prompted by American Airlines Flight 1420 overrunning a runway at Little Rock National Airport in 1999, killing.
The flight Sunday had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site.
Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation.
"Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss," the company said.
The five people killed were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company, and an SUV hit outside of airport property, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday.
Homendy called the scene of Sunday's crash 'utter devastation.'
Homendy said the NTSB would issue more information on Tuesday, including possibly information on speed that is confirmed by the flight data recorder.
The aircraft on Sunday flew from Cincinnati to Miami and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
It was returning to Miami when it overran the runway around 2 a.m. and plowed across a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses that surround the airport.
Aside from the five who died, three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.
The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah.
The typical landing zone for a plane is within the first 3,000 feet (914 meters) of a runway, experts said.
If the cargo jet was beyond that area, it should have aborted the landing and gone around for another try, aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said.
Mary Schiavo, who is a pilot and former Inspector General of the Transportation Department, said video posted online shows the Amazon plane floating above the runway for an extended period without flaring the nose upward to force the main landing gear onto the ground.
Schiavo said that if the plane had a tail wind, that could have contributed to it floating further down the runway.
The Miami airport is not equipped with arresting systems that the FAA says have been installed at more than 120 airports nationwide to safely stop planes that do go past the end of a runway.
Those beds of lightweight, crushable material at the end of a runway have been credited by the FAA with helping save at least 497 lives aboard planes that overran runways.
Miami's airport appears to be in compliance and wasn't required to have an arresting system because it has a 1,000-foot safety buffer at the end of its runways, said Mike O'Donnell, the FAA's former director of airport safety and accident investigations.
The requirement was prompted by American Airlines Flight 1420 overrunning a runway at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, killing nine.
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks, images showed.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
Schiavo said the NTSB will also closely examine the maintenance history of this plane — particularly since it has a history of foreign ownership, including by a Russian company.
Miami International Airport said that two of its four runways remained closed Monday and that operations were to be affected throughout the day because of aircraft and flight crews not arriving there due to Sunday's cancellations after the crash.
An airport spokesperson said there were 160 cancellations and more than 300 delayed flights Sunday, plus another 69 canceled flights Monday through mid-afternoon.
Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation.
Last year, a UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airport.
The crash killed all three pilots and 12 people on the ground.
Framing: The headline emphasizes the attempted abort of the landing and the flight data indicating it, framing the crash as a failed correction of an unsteady approach. — The tone is factual but somber, with a focus on investigative details and human tragedy.
Facts Included:
Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators will interview the pilot and co-pilot on Wednesday.
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said they are reviewing flight data and cockpit recordings.
Homendy said the data showed the thrust reversers were never used to help stop the plane.
The five people killed were all inside a van used to shuttle crews that clean planes.
Five other people were injured.
The Amazon jet was landing after a two-hour flight from Puerto Rico as storms brewed around the Miami airport.
The NTSB said the plane barreled roughly 1,300 feet (396 meters) past the end of the runway.
Former FAA official Mike O’Donnell said the fact that the plane landed on its nose and right landing gear first demonstrates this was an unstable landing.
Amazon said in a statement that it is cooperating with the investigation and the company’s deepest sympathies go to the victims and their families.
The five people killed were all in a van owned by Professional Ocean Service, a company that cleans planes.
The company said it wouldn’t comment on the crash out of respect for the families.
The Miami-Dade sheriff identified the deceased as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo.
Homendy said the crash raises safety concerns for workers at airports.
Homendy said investigators will look at whether the lack of a special system to slow and stop speeding jets at the end of Miami's runways could have been a factor.
Other experts say the airport complied with FAA requirements to provide a cleared buffer space of at least 1,000 feet (305 meters) past the end of the runway.
Miami is not one of the more than 120 airports in the U.S. with lightweight, crushable material that the FAA says has saved around 500 lives.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines in foreign countries for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015.
The Miami airport regained the use of a third runway Tuesday evening after the NTSB released it.
The five people killed were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company, and an SUV hit outside of airport property, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday.
Homendy called the scene of Sunday's crash 'utter devastation.'
Homendy said the NTSB would issue more information on Tuesday, including possibly information on speed that is confirmed by the flight data recorder.
The aircraft on Sunday flew from Cincinnati to Miami and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
It was returning to Miami when it overran the runway around 2 a.m. and plowed across a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses that surround the airport.
Aside from the five who died, three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.
The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah.
The typical landing zone for a plane is within the first 3,000 feet (914 meters) of a runway, experts said.
If the cargo jet was beyond that area, it should have aborted the landing and gone around for another try, aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said.
Mary Schiavo, who is a pilot and former Inspector General of the Transportation Department, said video posted online shows the Amazon plane floating above the runway for an extended period without flaring the nose upward to force the main landing gear onto the ground.
Schiavo said that if the plane had a tail wind, that could have contributed to it floating further down the runway.
The Miami airport is not equipped with arresting systems that the FAA says have been installed at more than 120 airports nationwide to safely stop planes that do go past the end of a runway.
Those beds of lightweight, crushable material at the end of a runway have been credited by the FAA with helping save at least 497 lives aboard planes that overran runways.
Miami's airport appears to be in compliance and wasn't required to have an arresting system because it has a 1,000-foot safety buffer at the end of its runways, said Mike O'Donnell, the FAA's former director of airport safety and accident investigations.
The requirement was prompted by American Airlines Flight 1420 overrunning a runway at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, killing nine.
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks, images showed.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
Schiavo said the NTSB will also closely examine the maintenance history of this plane — particularly since it has a history of foreign ownership, including by a Russian company.
Miami International Airport said that two of its four runways remained closed Monday and that operations were to be affected throughout the day because of aircraft and flight crews not arriving there due to Sunday's cancellations after the crash.
An airport spokesperson said there were 160 cancellations and more than 300 delayed flights Sunday, plus another 69 canceled flights Monday through mid-afternoon.
Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation.
Last year, a UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airport.
The crash killed all three pilots and 12 people on the ground.
The five people killed were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company, and an SUV hit outside of airport property, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday.
Homendy called the scene of Sunday's crash 'utter devastation.'
Homendy said the NTSB would issue more information on Tuesday, including possibly information on speed that is confirmed by the flight data recorder.
The aircraft on Sunday flew from Cincinnati to Miami and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
It was returning to Miami when it overran the runway around 2 a.m. and plowed across a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses that surround the airport.
Aside from the five who died, three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.
The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah.
The typical landing zone for a plane is within the first 3,000 feet (914 meters) of a runway, experts said.
If the cargo jet was beyond that area, it should have aborted the landing and gone around for another try, aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said.
Mary Schiavo, who is a pilot and former Inspector General of the Transportation Department, said video posted online shows the Amazon plane floating above the runway for an extended period without flaring the nose upward to force the main landing gear onto the ground.
Schiavo said that if the plane had a tail wind, that could have contributed to it floating further down the runway.
The Miami airport is not equipped with arresting systems that the FAA says have been installed at more than 120 airports nationwide to safely stop planes that do go past the end of a runway.
Those beds of lightweight, crushable material at the end of a runway have been credited by the FAA with helping save at least 497 lives aboard planes that overran runways.
Miami's airport appears to be in compliance and wasn't required to have an arresting system because it has a 1,000-foot safety buffer at the end of its runways, said Mike O'Donnell, the FAA's former director of airport safety and accident investigations.
The requirement was prompted by American Airlines Flight 1420 overrunning a runway at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, killing nine.
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks, images showed.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
Schiavo said the NTSB will also closely examine the maintenance history of this plane — particularly since it has a history of foreign ownership, including by a Russian company.
Miami International Airport said that two of its four runways remained closed Monday and that operations were to be affected throughout the day because of aircraft and flight crews not arriving there due to Sunday's cancellations after the crash.
An airport spokesperson said there were 160 cancellations and more than 300 delayed flights Sunday, plus another 69 canceled flights Monday through mid-afternoon.
Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation.
Last year, a UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airport.
The crash killed all three pilots and 12 people on the ground.
Framing: The headline frames the crash as a fatal event involving an Amazon cargo plane and 5 workers killed in a van, using a 'What to know' format. — Measured and factual, with elements of sympathy for the victims.
Facts Included:
An Amazon cargo jet overshot a runway in Miami and plowed into two vehicles, killing five people on the ground.
The Boeing 767 hit a van on Miami International Airport property on Sunday before ramming through a fence and hitting an SUV on a public street.
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy called the scene at the airport 'utter devastation.'
The crash closed the Miami airport for hours Sunday and two of the four runways remained shutdown through late Tuesday evening.
The NTSB said the plane barreled roughly 1,300 feet (396 meters) past the end of the runway.
It was landing after a two-hour flight from Puerto Rico as storms brewed around the Miami airport.
Experts who viewed video of the landing said it appears that a strong tail wind propelled the plane far down the runway past the point where it was supposed to land.
The plane remained airborne without flaring the nose to force the wheels onto the ground.
It is not immediately clear why the pilot didn’t abort landing and go around to try again.
Air traffic controllers also had not changed the approach to the runway to allow the plane to land into a headwind.
Amazon said in a statement that it is cooperating with the investigation and the company’s deepest sympathies go to the victims and their families.
The five people killed were all in a van owned by Professional Ocean Service, a company that cleans planes.
The company said it wouldn’t comment on the crash out of respect for the families who lost loved ones.
The Miami-Dade sheriff identified the deceased as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines in foreign countries for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
The final flight was operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
Homendy said the jet's ownership history, maintenance records and operations by 21 Air would all be reviewed by NTSB investigators.
It's the second crash of a cargo jet in the U.S. in less than a year.
A UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport in October.
The crash killed all three pilots and 12 people on the ground.
Twenty-three more were injured.
One focus of the NTSB investigation will be on the lack of a system to slow and stop speeding jets at the end of runways.
About 120 airports in the U.S. have the lightweight, crushable material that the Federal Aviation Administration says has saved around 500 lives.
Miami does not.
Even without a runway excursion system, Miami’s airport appears to be compliant with federal rules because it has a 1,000-foot (305-meter) safety buffer at the end of its runways, experts said.
Framing: Emphasizes that the crash killed 5 people and provides what to know about the event. — Neutral and factual
Facts Included:
Five people on the ground were killed when an Amazon cargo jet overshot a runway in Miami.
The Boeing 767 hit a van on Miami International Airport property before ramming through a fence and hitting an SUV on a public street.
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy called the scene 'utter devastation.'
Hundreds of flights at the Miami airport were delayed or canceled as authorities investigated.
By late Tuesday, only one of the airport’s four runways was still closed.
The NTSB said the plane barreled roughly 1,300 feet (396 meters) past the end of the runway.
The plane was landing after a two-hour flight from Puerto Rico as storms brewed around the Miami airport.
Former FAA official Mike O’Donnell said the plane landed on its nose and right landing gear first, demonstrating an unstable landing.
Experts said it appeared a strong tail wind propelled the plane far past the point where it was supposed to land.
The five people killed were all in a van owned by Professional Ocean Service, a company that cleans planes.
The Miami-Dade sheriff identified the deceased as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines in foreign countries for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015.
The final flight was operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
Homendy said the jet's ownership history, maintenance records, and operations by 21 Air would all be reviewed by NTSB investigators.
A UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport in October, killing all three pilots and 12 people on the ground.
Homendy has said the NTSB will look at Miami's lack of a special system to slow and stop speeding jets at the end of runways.
Miami’s airport appears to be compliant with federal rules because it has a 1,000-foot (305-meter) safety buffer at the end of its runways, experts said.
Framing: The headline emphasizes the recovery of voice and flight recorders in the ongoing investigation of the Amazon cargo jet crash. — Measured and factual, with an undertone of gravity due to the fatal crash.
Facts Included:
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the flight data recorders were recovered today and data will be analyzed soon.
Homendy called the scene of Sunday’s crash "utter devastation."
The plane overshot the runway by about 1,300 feet (396 meters).
Five people were killed and several others injured.
Three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries.
Miami International Airport said two of its four runways remained closed Monday.
Framing: Highlights the attempt to abort the landing before the crash, emphasizing the flight data and the death toll — factual and concerned
Facts Included:
Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside
National Transportation Safety Board investigators will interview the pilot and co-pilot on Wednesday
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said at an evening news conference that they are reviewing flight data and cockpit recordings
Homendy said investigators want to talk to the pilots before releasing anything from the cockpit voice recorder
The five people killed were all inside a van used to shuttle crews that clean planes
Five other people were injured.
The pilot and co-pilot have been released from the hospital, Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said Tuesday.
The NTSB said the plane barreled roughly 1,300 feet (396 meters) past the end of the
Former FAA official Mike O'Donnell said Tuesday the fact that the plane landed on its nose and right landing gear first demonstrates this was an unstable landing.
O'Donnell said that by the the time the crew tried to abort the landing, it may have been too late if there wasn't enough runway left.
Investigators will want to know what the pilots were told about the weather and why air traffic controllers had not flipped the approach to the runway to allow the plane to land into a
The five people killed were all in a van owned by Professional Ocean Service
The Miami-Dade sheriff identified the deceased as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo
Homendy said the crash raises safety concerns for workers at airports.
Homendy has said that investigators will look at whether the lack of a special system to slow and stop speeding jets at the end of Miami's runways could have been a factor in the crash.
But other experts say the airport complied with FAA requirements to provide a cleared buffer space of at least 1,000 feet (305 meters) past the end of the
Miami is not one of the more than 120 airports in the S. with lightweight, crushable material that the Federal Aviation Administration says has saved around 500
Homendy said her agency's goal is to prevent tragedies, but thousands of runway excursions have continued to happen.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines in foreign countries for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site
The Miami airport regained the use of a third runway Tuesday evening after the NTSB released it
But that should improve now that the airport can use three of its four
Homendy said the NTSB will try to release the runway back to the airport as quickly as possible after investigators document the
Framing: Headline emphasizes federal investigation of the crash and its fiery nature, noting the death toll and location — somber and investigative
Facts Included:
Five people killed in the crash were inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company
An SUV hit outside of airport property
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy called the scene 'utter devastation'
The plane traveled about 1,300 feet (396 meters) past the paved surface
The aircraft was a Boeing 767 that overran the runway around 2 p.m. and plowed across a road
Three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah said thick black smoke trapped pilots and occupants in cars
Aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said the plane should have aborted the landing if beyond the normal touchdown zone
Mary Schiavo, former Inspector General of the Transportation Department, said video shows the plane floating above the runway without flaring
The Miami airport is not equipped with arresting systems installed at more than 120 airports nationwide
Mike O’Donnell, the FAA’s former director of airport safety, said the airport wasn't required to have an arresting system due to its 1,000-foot safety buffer
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks
The aircraft was operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built for passengers and converted to cargo in 2015
The crash halted flights for much of Sunday afternoon and hampered travel into Monday
An airport spokesperson reported 160 cancellations and more than 300 delayed flights Sunday, plus 69 more canceled Monday
Amazon said in a statement it would cooperate with the investigation and expressed sympathies
Last year, a UPS plane crashed after losing its engine at Louisville's airport, killing three pilots and 12 on the ground, injuring 23 more
Framing: The headline emphasizes the federal investigation into the crash and the death toll of five people.
Facts Included:
Five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami International Airport were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company.
An SUV was hit outside of airport property, according to NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy.
Homendy called the scene of Sunday's crash 'utter devastation.'
The flight was operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The Boeing 767 was 32 years old and converted to cargo in 2015.
Three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah said the crash trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars.
The Miami airport is not equipped with arresting systems that the FAA says have been installed at more than 120 airports nationwide.
Mike O'Donnell, the FAA's former director of airport safety, said Miami's airport appears to be in compliance and wasn't required to have an arresting system because it has a 1,000-foot safety buffer.
The airport had 160 cancellations and more than 300 delayed flights Sunday, plus another 69 canceled flights Monday through mid-afternoon.
Amazon said in a statement, 'We're heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today's incident at Miami International Airport.'
Framing: Amazon's suspension of 21 Air after a fatal crash
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Amazon said Sunday it was suspending its use of cargo carrier 21 Air after one of its Amazon-branded aircraft crashed upon landing in Miami this month, killing five people.
Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said the decision came after the company reviewed some of the circumstances around the crash as it supported the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation.
Nantel said: 'After the tragic incident last weekend, we've spent time supporting the investigation and reviewing some of the surrounding circumstances, and we've decided to pause our operations with 21 Air, the operator of Flight 7598.'
Amazon said it will use other carriers to transport shipments that would have been assigned to 21 Air.
21 Air said in a statement Sunday that it remains focused on supported those affected by the crash 'as well as working closely with the NTSB and all our partners, like Amazon, as the investigation continues.'
21 Air CEO Keith Winters offered condolences to the families of the dead and injured and cooperation to investigators.
Five people were killed and five were injured when a 21 Air Boeing 767-300 overran a runway at Miami International Airport just before 2 a.m. ET Sept. 6 while it was landing, according to officials.
It struck two vehicles, including a van carrying workers for an airline cleaning service.
All five people who were killed were on the ground; authorities identified them as Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47.
Flight 7598 was arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it overran Runway 30 and struck two vehicles before it stopped, Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said.
Data from the flight's cockpit voice recorder (CVR) revealed that as one pilot was trying to land, the other cautioned repeatedly that the aircraft was going too fast, but there was no 'consistent verbal response to the comments about speed,' according to a summary of the CVR data released by the NTSB.
The data suggested that the plane touched down, and about 15 seconds later a pilot called for a go-around.
The NTSB's investigator in charge of the probe, Chihoon Shin, said the aircraft's flight data recorder showed its thrust increased during landing in a way that was consistent with a go-around attempt.
The investigation into the crash continues.
Nantel of Amazon said, 'We'll continue working to support the investigation and everyone affected.'
Framing: Amazon's suspension of 21 Air after the fatal Miami crash
Facts Included:
Amazon said Sunday it was suspending its use of cargo carrier 21 Air after one of its Amazon-branded aircraft crashed upon landing in Miami this month, killing five people.
Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said the decision came after the company reviewed some of the circumstances around the crash as it supported the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation.
Nantel said, 'After the tragic incident last weekend, we’ve spent time supporting the investigation and reviewing some of the surrounding circumstances, and we’ve decided to pause our operations with 21 Air, the operator of Flight 7598.'
Amazon has said it will use other carriers to transport shipments that would have been assigned to 21 Air.
21 Air, which specializes in cargo shipments to and from Mexico, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In the hours after the crash, 21 Air CEO Keith Winters offered condolences to the families of the dead and injured and cooperation to investigators.
Five people were killed and five were injured when a 21 Air Boeing 767-300 overran a runway at Miami International Airport just before 2 a.m. ET Sept. 6 while it was landing, according to officials.
It struck two vehicles, including a van carrying workers for an airline cleaning service.
All five people who were killed were on the ground; authorities identified them as Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47.
Flight 7598 was arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it overran Runway 30 and struck two vehicles before it stopped, Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said.
Data from the flight’s cockpit voice recorder (CVR) revealed that as one pilot was trying to land, the other cautioned repeatedly that the aircraft was going too fast, but there was no 'consistent verbal response to the comments about speed,' according to a summary of the CVR data released by the NTSB.
The data suggested that the plane touched down, and about 15 seconds later a pilot called for a go-around.
The NTSB’s investigator in charge, Chihoon Shin, said the flight data recorder showed thrust increased during landing in a way consistent with a go-around attempt.
Nantel of Amazon said, 'We’ll continue working to support the investigation and everyone affected.'
The five people killed were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company, and an SUV hit outside of airport property, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday.
Homendy called the scene of Sunday's crash 'utter devastation.'
Homendy said the NTSB would issue more information on Tuesday, including possibly information on speed that is confirmed by the flight data recorder.
The aircraft on Sunday flew from Cincinnati to Miami and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
It was returning to Miami when it overran the runway around 2 a.m. and plowed across a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses that surround the airport.
Aside from the five who died, three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.
The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah.
The typical landing zone for a plane is within the first 3,000 feet (914 meters) of a runway, experts said.
If the cargo jet was beyond that area, it should have aborted the landing and gone around for another try, aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said.
Mary Schiavo, who is a pilot and former Inspector General of the Transportation Department, said video posted online shows the Amazon plane floating above the runway for an extended period without flaring the nose upward to force the main landing gear onto the ground.
Schiavo said that if the plane had a tail wind, that could have contributed to it floating further down the runway.
The Miami airport is not equipped with arresting systems that the FAA says have been installed at more than 120 airports nationwide to safely stop planes that do go past the end of a runway.
Those beds of lightweight, crushable material at the end of a runway have been credited by the FAA with helping save at least 497 lives aboard planes that overran runways.
Miami's airport appears to be in compliance and wasn't required to have an arresting system because it has a 1,000-foot safety buffer at the end of its runways, said Mike O'Donnell, the FAA's former director of airport safety and accident investigations.
The requirement was prompted by American Airlines Flight 1420 overrunning a runway at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, killing nine.
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks, images showed.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
Schiavo said the NTSB will also closely examine the maintenance history of this plane — particularly since it has a history of foreign ownership, including by a Russian company.
Miami International Airport said that two of its four runways remained closed Monday and that operations were to be affected throughout the day because of aircraft and flight crews not arriving there due to Sunday's cancellations after the crash.
An airport spokesperson said there were 160 cancellations and more than 300 delayed flights Sunday, plus another 69 canceled flights Monday through mid-afternoon.
Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation.
Last year, a UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airport.
The crash killed all three pilots and 12 people on the ground.
The five people killed were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company, and an SUV hit outside of airport property, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday.
Homendy called the scene of Sunday's crash 'utter devastation.'
Homendy said the NTSB would issue more information on Tuesday, including possibly information on speed that is confirmed by the flight data recorder.
The aircraft on Sunday flew from Cincinnati to Miami and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
It was returning to Miami when it overran the runway around 2 a.m. and plowed across a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses that surround the airport.
Aside from the five who died, three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.
The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah.
The typical landing zone for a plane is within the first 3,000 feet (914 meters) of a runway, experts said.
If the cargo jet was beyond that area, it should have aborted the landing and gone around for another try, aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said.
Mary Schiavo, who is a pilot and former Inspector General of the Transportation Department, said video posted online shows the Amazon plane floating above the runway for an extended period without flaring the nose upward to force the main landing gear onto the ground.
Schiavo said that if the plane had a tail wind, that could have contributed to it floating further down the runway.
The Miami airport is not equipped with arresting systems that the FAA says have been installed at more than 120 airports nationwide to safely stop planes that do go past the end of a runway.
Those beds of lightweight, crushable material at the end of a runway have been credited by the FAA with helping save at least 497 lives aboard planes that overran runways.
Miami's airport appears to be in compliance and wasn't required to have an arresting system because it has a 1,000-foot safety buffer at the end of its runways, said Mike O'Donnell, the FAA's former director of airport safety and accident investigations.
The requirement was prompted by American Airlines Flight 1420 overrunning a runway at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, killing nine.
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks, images showed.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
Schiavo said the NTSB will also closely examine the maintenance history of this plane — particularly since it has a history of foreign ownership, including by a Russian company.
Miami International Airport said that two of its four runways remained closed Monday and that operations were to be affected throughout the day because of aircraft and flight crews not arriving there due to Sunday's cancellations after the crash.
An airport spokesperson said there were 160 cancellations and more than 300 delayed flights Sunday, plus another 69 canceled flights Monday through mid-afternoon.
Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation.
Last year, a UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airport.
The crash killed all three pilots and 12 people on the ground.
The five people killed were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company, and an SUV hit outside of airport property, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday.
Homendy called the scene of Sunday's crash 'utter devastation.'
Homendy said the NTSB would issue more information on Tuesday, including possibly information on speed that is confirmed by the flight data recorder.
The aircraft on Sunday flew from Cincinnati to Miami and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
It was returning to Miami when it overran the runway around 2 a.m. and plowed across a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses that surround the airport.
Aside from the five who died, three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.
The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah.
The typical landing zone for a plane is within the first 3,000 feet (914 meters) of a runway, experts said.
If the cargo jet was beyond that area, it should have aborted the landing and gone around for another try, aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said.
Mary Schiavo, who is a pilot and former Inspector General of the Transportation Department, said video posted online shows the Amazon plane floating above the runway for an extended period without flaring the nose upward to force the main landing gear onto the ground.
Schiavo said that if the plane had a tail wind, that could have contributed to it floating further down the runway.
The Miami airport is not equipped with arresting systems that the FAA says have been installed at more than 120 airports nationwide to safely stop planes that do go past the end of a runway.
Those beds of lightweight, crushable material at the end of a runway have been credited by the FAA with helping save at least 497 lives aboard planes that overran runways.
Miami's airport appears to be in compliance and wasn't required to have an arresting system because it has a 1,000-foot safety buffer at the end of its runways, said Mike O'Donnell, the FAA's former director of airport safety and accident investigations.
The requirement was prompted by American Airlines Flight 1420 overrunning a runway at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, killing nine.
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks, images showed.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
Schiavo said the NTSB will also closely examine the maintenance history of this plane — particularly since it has a history of foreign ownership, including by a Russian company.
Miami International Airport said that two of its four runways remained closed Monday and that operations were to be affected throughout the day because of aircraft and flight crews not arriving there due to Sunday's cancellations after the crash.
An airport spokesperson said there were 160 cancellations and more than 300 delayed flights Sunday, plus another 69 canceled flights Monday through mid-afternoon.
Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation.
Last year, a UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airport.
The crash killed all three pilots and 12 people on the ground.
Framing: The crash is framed as a failed landing attempt, emphasizing the pilots' effort to abort an unsteady landing and the resulting deaths. — factual and investigative
Framing: Federal investigators probe Amazon cargo jet’s fiery runway crash that killed 5 in Miami
Facts Included:
The five people killed were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company, and an SUV hit outside of airport property, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday.
Homendy called the scene of Sunday's crash 'utter devastation.'
Homendy said the NTSB would issue more information on Tuesday, including possibly information on speed that is confirmed by the flight data recorder.
The aircraft on Sunday flew from Cincinnati to Miami and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
It was returning to Miami when it overran the runway around 2 a.m. and plowed across a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses that surround the airport.
Aside from the five who died, three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.
The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah.
The typical landing zone for a plane is within the first 3,000 feet (914 meters) of a runway, experts said.
If the cargo jet was beyond that area, it should have aborted the landing and gone around for another try, aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said.
Mary Schiavo, who is a pilot and former Inspector General of the Transportation Department, said video posted online shows the Amazon plane floating above the runway for an extended period without flaring the nose upward to force the main landing gear onto the ground.
Schiavo said that if the plane had a tail wind, that could have contributed to it floating further down the runway.
The Miami airport is not equipped with arresting systems that the FAA says have been installed at more than 120 airports nationwide to safely stop planes that do go past the end of a runway.
Those beds of lightweight, crushable material at the end of a runway have been credited by the FAA with helping save at least 497 lives aboard planes that overran runways.
Miami's airport appears to be in compliance and wasn't required to have an arresting system because it has a 1,000-foot safety buffer at the end of its runways, said Mike O'Donnell, the FAA's former director of airport safety and accident investigations.
The requirement was prompted by American Airlines Flight 1420 overrunning a runway at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, killing nine.
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks, images showed.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
Schiavo said the NTSB will also closely examine the maintenance history of this plane — particularly since it has a history of foreign ownership, including by a Russian company.
Miami International Airport said that two of its four runways remained closed Monday and that operations were to be affected throughout the day because of aircraft and flight crews not arriving there due to Sunday's cancellations after the crash.
An airport spokesperson said there were 160 cancellations and more than 300 delayed flights Sunday, plus another 69 canceled flights Monday through mid-afternoon.
Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation.
Last year, a UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airport.
The crash killed all three pilots and 12 people on the ground.
Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside
National Transportation Safety Board investigators will interview the pilot and co-pilot on Wednesday
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said at an evening news conference that they are reviewing flight data and cockpit recordings
Homendy said the data showed the thrust reversers were never used to help stop the plane
The five people killed were all inside a van used to shuttle crews that clean planes
Five other people were injured
The pilot and co-pilot have been released from the hospital, Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said Tuesday
The NTSB said the plane barreled roughly 1,300 feet (396 meters) past the end of the runway
Former FAA official Mike O’Donnell said Tuesday the fact that the plane landed on its nose and right landing gear first demonstrates this was an unstable landing
The five people killed were all in a van owned by Professional Ocean Service, a company that cleans planes
The company said it wouldn’t comment on the crash out of respect for the families who lost loved ones
The Miami-Dade sheriff identified the deceased as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47
Homendy said the crash raises safety concerns for workers at airports
Homendy has said that investigators will look at whether the lack of a special system to slow and stop speeding jets at the end of Miami’s runways could have been a factor
Other experts say the airport complied with FAA requirements to provide a cleared buffer space of at least 1,000 feet (305 meters) past the end of the runways
Miami is not one of the more than 120 airports in the U.S. with lightweight, crushable material that the Federal Aviation Administration says has saved around 500 lives
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines in foreign countries for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24
The five people killed were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company, and an SUV hit outside of airport property, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday.
Homendy called the scene of Sunday's crash 'utter devastation.'
Homendy said the NTSB would issue more information on Tuesday, including possibly information on speed that is confirmed by the flight data recorder.
The aircraft on Sunday flew from Cincinnati to Miami and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
It was returning to Miami when it overran the runway around 2 a.m. and plowed across a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses that surround the airport.
Aside from the five who died, three people were critically injured and two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.
The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah.
The typical landing zone for a plane is within the first 3,000 feet (914 meters) of a runway, experts said.
If the cargo jet was beyond that area, it should have aborted the landing and gone around for another try, aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said.
Mary Schiavo, who is a pilot and former Inspector General of the Transportation Department, said video posted online shows the Amazon plane floating above the runway for an extended period without flaring the nose upward to force the main landing gear onto the ground.
Schiavo said that if the plane had a tail wind, that could have contributed to it floating further down the runway.
The Miami airport is not equipped with arresting systems that the FAA says have been installed at more than 120 airports nationwide to safely stop planes that do go past the end of a runway.
Those beds of lightweight, crushable material at the end of a runway have been credited by the FAA with helping save at least 497 lives aboard planes that overran runways.
Miami's airport appears to be in compliance and wasn't required to have an arresting system because it has a 1,000-foot safety buffer at the end of its runways, said Mike O'Donnell, the FAA's former director of airport safety and accident investigations.
The requirement was prompted by American Airlines Flight 1420 overrunning a runway at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, killing nine.
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks, images showed.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
Schiavo said the NTSB will also closely examine the maintenance history of this plane — particularly since it has a history of foreign ownership, including by a Russian company.
Miami International Airport said that two of its four runways remained closed Monday and that operations were to be affected throughout the day because of aircraft and flight crews not arriving there due to Sunday's cancellations after the crash.
An airport spokesperson said there were 160 cancellations and more than 300 delayed flights Sunday, plus another 69 canceled flights Monday through mid-afternoon.
Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation.
Last year, a UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville's Muhammad Ali International Airport.
The crash killed all three pilots and 12 people on the ground.
Framing: The headline focuses on practical information for readers, emphasizing what to know about the crash and highlighting the death toll and location. — The tone is measured and factual, reporting on the investigation and details without emotional language.
Facts Included:
Investigators are still trying to determine what caused an Amazon cargo jet to overshoot a runway in Miami and plow into two vehicles, killing five people on the ground.
The Boeing 767 hit a van on Miami International Airport property on Sunday before ramming through a fence and hitting an SUV on a public street.
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy called the scene at the airport 'utter devastation.'
The crash closed the Miami airport for hours Sunday and two of the four runways remained shutdown through late Tuesday evening as NTSB investigators gathered evidence.
The NTSB said the plane barreled roughly 1,300 feet (396 meters) past the end of the runway.
It was landing after a two-hour flight from Puerto Rico as storms brewed around the Miami airport.
Homendy said she had to be careful because jet fuel was still all around 24 hours after the crash.
Experts who viewed video of the landing said it appears that a strong tail wind propelled the plane far down the runway past the point where it was supposed to land.
The plane remained airborne without flaring the nose to force the wheels onto the ground.
It is not immediately clear why the pilot didn’t abort landing and go around to try again.
Air traffic controllers also had not changed the approach to the runway to allow the plane to land into a headwind.
Airports routinely change which direction planes land on a runway when the winds shift.
Amazon said in a statement that it is cooperating with the investigation and the company’s deepest sympathies go to the victims and their families.
The five people killed were all in a van owned by Professional Ocean Service, a company that cleans planes.
The company said it wouldn’t comment on the crash out of respect for the families who lost loved ones.
The Miami-Dade sheriff identified the deceased as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47.
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines in foreign countries for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
The final flight was operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.
Homendy said the jet's ownership history, maintenance records and operations by 21 Air would all be reviewed by NTSB investigators.
It's the second crash of a cargo jet in the U.S. in less than a year.
A UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport in October.
The crash killed all three pilots and 12 people on the ground.
Twenty-three more were injured.
One focus of the NTSB investigation will be on the lack of a system to slow and stop speeding jets at the end of runways.
About 120 airports in the U.S. have the lightweight, crushable material that the Federal Aviation Administration says has saved around 500 lives.
Miami does not.
Even without a runway excursion system, Miami’s airport appears to be compliant with federal rules because it has a 1,000-foot (305-meter) safety buffer at the end of its runways, experts said.
Homendy said her agency’s goal is to prevent tragedies, but runway excursions continue to happen even after the board has suggested installing the systems in the past.
Framing: The headline emphasizes the recovery of flight recorders and the fatal outcome, identifying the plane as an Amazon cargo jet that overran the runway.
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Investigators have recovered the flight and voice recorders from an Amazon cargo plane that overran the runway at Miami International Airport, killing five people
All five victims were in a van and an SUV that were among several vehicles struck by the jet outside airport property
Homendy called the scene of Sunday’s crash 'utter devastation'
The NTSB will issue further information Tuesday (local time), potentially including the aircraft’s speed as confirmed by the flight data recorder
The incident also left three people critically injured and two others hospitalised with severe injuries
Investigators are examining whether the plane touched down too late to stop
Video of the cargo jet's Sunday landing appears to show the Boeing 767 remaining airborne well down the runway before touching down
The aircraft flew from Cincinnati to Miami and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico, before returning to Miami
It overran the runway around 2 pm, crossing a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses surrounding the airport
The crash sent thick black smoke into the sky and trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews also had to free a person trapped beneath a vehicle
Investigators have recovered the flight and voice recorders from an Amazon cargo plane that overran the runway at Miami International Airport, killing five people
All five victims were in a van and an SUV that were among several vehicles struck by the jet outside airport property
Homendy called the scene of Sunday’s crash 'utter devastation'
The NTSB will issue further information Tuesday (local time), potentially including the aircraft’s speed as confirmed by the flight data recorder
The incident also left three people critically injured and two others hospitalised with severe injuries
Investigators are examining whether the plane touched down too late to stop
Video of the cargo jet's Sunday landing appears to show the Boeing 767 remaining airborne well down the runway before touching down
The aircraft flew from Cincinnati to Miami and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico, before returning to Miami
It overran the runway around 2 pm, crossing a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses surrounding the airport
The crash sent thick black smoke into the sky and trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews also had to free a person trapped beneath a vehicle
Investigators have recovered the flight and voice recorders from an Amazon cargo plane that overran the runway at Miami International Airport, killing five people
All five victims were in a van and an SUV that were among several vehicles struck by the jet outside airport property
Homendy called the scene of Sunday’s crash 'utter devastation'
The NTSB will issue further information Tuesday (local time), potentially including the aircraft’s speed as confirmed by the flight data recorder
The incident also left three people critically injured and two others hospitalised with severe injuries
Investigators are examining whether the plane touched down too late to stop
Video of the cargo jet's Sunday landing appears to show the Boeing 767 remaining airborne well down the runway before touching down
The aircraft flew from Cincinnati to Miami and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico, before returning to Miami
It overran the runway around 2 pm, crossing a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses surrounding the airport
The crash sent thick black smoke into the sky and trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews also had to free a person trapped beneath a vehicle
ClaimThe aircraft was an Amazon cargo jet operated by 21 Air, a North Carolina-incorporated company specializing in cargo shipments to and from Mexico.
ClaimMiami is not one of the more than 120 airports in the U.S. equipped with arresting systems that the FAA says can safely stop planes that go past the end of a runway.
ClaimNTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said they are reviewing flight data and cockpit recordings to figure out what happened in the seconds before the crash.
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