NTSB to Probe Deadly Amazon Prime Air Crash at Miami Airport
NTSB launches investigation into Amazon Prime Air crash at Miami airport that killed five and injured five.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced it will hold a media briefing at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) on Monday to provide updates on Sunday's fatal crash of an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane at Miami International Airport. The agency confirmed the briefing in a post on X, stating it had already "launched a go team" to investigate the accident.
The aircraft, operating as Prime Air Flight 7598, overran the airport's diagonal runway shortly before 2 p.m. EDT on Sunday, striking multiple vehicles on the ground. The collision killed five people and injured five others, with three of the injured reported in critical condition, according to officials speaking at a Sunday afternoon news conference.
Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said at least two people were trapped in vehicles struck by the plane, while the pilot and co-pilot were also trapped inside the aircraft as a result of the crash. Emergency crews, including more than 60 rescue units and about 200 personnel, responded to the scene. Jadallah noted that as of late Sunday afternoon, responders were still managing a fuel leak from the aircraft.
The plane, a 32-year-old Boeing 767-300 freighter, had departed from San Juan, Puerto Rico. According to flight tracking service Flightradar24, the aircraft had previously operated as a passenger jet for various airlines from 1994 to 2015. The same service reported that the plane was traveling at 112 knots (129 mph) when it exited the usable runway.
Photographs taken after the crash showed the jet with its nose on the ground and tail tilted upward, with apparent scorch marks on the right side of the fuselage.
Although the airport halted all flights immediately after the incident, operations had resumed by Sunday evening. However, the disruption continued to affect travelers on Monday, with inbound flights delayed by more than five hours on average and 232 flights canceled in the preceding 24 hours, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.