Investigators Recover Black Boxes from Fatal Miami Cargo Plane Crash
NTSB recovers black boxes from Amazon cargo plane that crashed in Miami, killing five and injuring five others.
U.S. investigators have recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from the Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that crashed while landing in Miami on Sunday, killing five people on the ground. The devices, commonly called black boxes, were being sent to the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) headquarters in Washington for evaluation, Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said on Monday.
The Boeing 767-33A, operated by Miami-based 21 Air LLC, overran the runway by about 1,300 feet (396 meters) and crashed into two vehicles: a van carrying an airline cleaning crew and an SUV traveling on a road beyond the airport's perimeter fence. The pilot and co-pilot survived and have not yet been interviewed, Homendy said. Five others were injured, three critically.
Homendy, leading a team of 32 investigators at Miami International Airport, described the scene as "utter devastation," noting tire marks through grass, debris everywhere, and the van torn apart. She asked the public to submit any photos or videos that could aid the investigation.
The plane was on its third flight of the day, arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The NTSB will examine whether the runway lacked an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS), designed to stop aircraft that overrun. Two of the airport's four runways remain closed while crews remove jet fuel and collect evidence. Flights resumed Sunday evening after a temporary halt.