Probe begins into why cargo plane overran Miami runway
Investigators are examining whether the Boeing 767 touched down too late, as officials said 5 people were killed and 5 others were injured.
- An Amazon cargo jet overran the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, plowing into a nearby road and killing five people after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Investigators are examining whether the plane touched down too late to stop safely; aviation expert Mary Schiavo noted a tail wind could have contributed to the aircraft floating further down the 3,000-foot landing zone.
- The 32-year-old aircraft was operated by 21 Air, a carrier based in North Carolina, while Miami International Airport lacks FAA-approved arresting systems credited with saving at least 497 lives at more than 120 other airports.
- Some 200 emergency personnel responded to the wreckage, extinguishing flames and managing fuel leaks, while the disruption caused more than 160 flight cancellations and nearly 325 delays by late Sunday.
- The National Transportation Safety Board sent a team led by Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy to Miami, where she is expected to provide the agency's first briefing on the investigation on Monday.
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Amazon cargo jet crash in Miami: probe focuses on late touchdown
Federal investigators are examining the Amazon cargo jet overrun at Miami after video suggested a very late touchdown. The probe will test whether wind, braking, maintenance or a missed go-around decision worsened the deadly crash.
The U.S. transport security agency's investigators got hold of the aircraft's flight recorders, which ended its race at the end of the runway, causing the death of five people.
One of the vehicles hit by Amazon cargo plane in Miami had seven people on board, NTSB official says
Chairwoman of the NTSB Jennifer Homendy said that the Amazon cargo plane that overran a runway in Miami had two crew members on board and collided with two vehicles, including a van that had seven people inside.
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Owensboro Messenger-InquirerNTSB chair calls Amazon cargo plane crash scene ‘devastating’ and says flight and voice recorders have been recovered
NTSB chair calls Amazon cargo plane crash scene ‘devastating’ and says flight and voice recorders have been recovered.
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