A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off Miami runway warned it was coming in too fast
Investigators said cockpit audio captured repeated speed warnings and a brief go-around attempt before the cargo jet overran the runway.
- On Sept 6, an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crashed in Miami, overrunning the runway by 396m and striking two vehicles. The Boeing 767 accident killed five people and injured five others.
- During the final one minute and 42 seconds of the recording, one pilot repeatedly warned the other about excessive speed, the National Transportation Safety Board reported. There was no consistent verbal response to these concerns.
- Coming from San Juan, Puerto Rico, the flight was the third of the day for the cargo operation. The captain, 55, and first officer, 37, held Boeing 767 type ratings from May and April 2025 respectively.
- Fifteen seconds before the recording ended, a pilot called for aborting the landing and increased engine throttles. The NTSB found no evidence that speed brakes or thrust reversers were deployed to slow the aircraft.
- NTSB investigators interviewed the captain and first officer on Sept 9 before releasing an investigative update on the Boeing 767 accident. The inquiry continues as the board examines cockpit procedures and aircraft systems.
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The NTSB released transcripts of recordings from the cargo plane that crashed Sunday at Miami International Airport, revealing repeated warnings that the plane was flying too low.
Amazon cargo plane to be dismantled, relocated after fatal crash
Parts of the Amazon cargo plane that overran a runway at Miami International Airport are now being separated in preparation for the aircraft’s relocation, an MIA spokesperson confirmed to Local 10 News on Thursday.
One of the cargo aircraft pilots carrying Amazon packages repeatedly warned a colleague of excessive speed before the crash in Miami, which claimed the lives of five people, as reported by the Associated Press with reference to the proceedings of the National Transport Security Council (NTSB). According to an online recording of the conversations in the cab, warnings were sounded for almost two minutes – when they entered the landing and after t…
According to a situation report released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday, one of the pilots of the Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that crashed in Miami on Sunday warned that they were flying too fast more than a minute before landing, but his partner did not respond to the signal.
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