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Amazon-Contracted Cargo Plane Crash Investigation Continues
An Amazon-contracted cargo plane crashed after going past the runway at a Miami airport.
It hit a van and an SUV.
Five people in those vehicles died.
The plane then broke through fences near an area where robotaxis were parked.
Investigators found the plane’s two recording devices.
One records flight information, and the other records cockpit sounds.
They will study these devices to learn what happened.
Investigators have not yet interviewed the two pilots.
Recovery teams are still working to recover victims and clear the crash site.
Investigators recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the crashed aircraft.
The Boeing 767 overshot the Miami airport runway by about 1,300 feet.
The plane struck a cleaning-services van and an SUV, killing five people.
The aircraft was operated by Miami-based 21 Air under contract to Amazon.
Investigators are prioritizing victim recovery and still need to interview the two pilots.
- Who
- An Amazon-contracted Boeing 767 operated by 21 Air, its two pilots, and people in two vehicles were involved.
- What
- The cargo plane overshot the runway, struck two vehicles, and killed five people; investigators recovered both flight recorders.
- Where
- At a Miami airport and beyond its runway, including airport property and a nearby public road.
- When
- The crash occurred on Sunday; the aircraft was making its third flight of the day.
- Why
- The articles do not establish why the aircraft overshot the runway; investigators are examining the evidence.
Key facts
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767 manufactured in 1994
- Operator
- Miami-based 21 Air LLC
- Contract
- The aircraft was operated under contract to Amazon
- Fatalities
- Five people were killed
- Runway overrun
- The aircraft traveled about 1,300 feet (400 meters) beyond the paved runway surface
- Recovered evidence
- The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder
- Flight route
- The plane arrived in Miami from San Juan, Puerto Rico
Quotes
Jennifer Homendy
Chief of the US National Transportation Safety Board and spokesperson for the crash investigation
“The investigation and access to the aircraft as well as evidence can wait while the recovery operation goes forward. That is most important, reuniting families with their loved ones.”
firstpost.com
“We do want to interview the crew. As we speak, recovery operations continue.”
firstpost.com
Sources
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