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Amazon plane’s black box reveals strange sequence of events just before cargo jet skidded off runway, killing 5

An Amazon Air Boeing 767 overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing five cleaning crew workers after striking two vehicles. NTSB black box data indicates pilots attempted to abort the landing as alarms sounded and a pilot expressed concern over excessive speed. However, investigators found no evidence that the crew used thrust reversers or speed brakes before the crash. The NTSB plans to release the cockpit voice recorder readout and interview the pilots to determine why the aircraft skidded off the runway.

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  • ✓ An Amazon Air Boeing 767 overran a runway at Miami International Airport and struck two vehicles.
  • ✓ Five cleaning crew workers died in the crash.
  • ✓ NTSB flight data indicates pilots tried to abort the landing.
  • ✓ Investigators found no signs of speed brakes or thrust reversers being used before the crash.
🛡️ Source Corroboration: 15 independent reporting domains (90% confidence) ⏱ Read time: ~2 min

What changed

NTSB flight data reveals an attempted aborted landing and a lack of speed brake or thrust reverser usage.

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  1. NTSB Data Shows Amazon Air Pilots Tried Aborting Fatal Miami Landing

    An Amazon Air Boeing 767 overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing five cleaning crew workers after striking two vehicles. NTSB black box data indicates pilots attempted to abort the landing as alarms sounded and a pilot expressed concern over excessive speed. However, investigators found no evidence that the crew used thrust reversers or speed brakes before the crash. The NTSB plans to release the cockpit voice recorder readout and interview the pilots to determine why the aircraft skidded off the runway.

    Why it matters

    The victims were members of a cleaning crew finishing a demanding shift. The crash has triggered wrongful death lawsuits from the families of the deceased. This incident follows reports that former pilots for the cargo operator, 21 Air, had previously raised safety concerns.

    What is confirmed

    • An Amazon Air Boeing 767 overran a runway at Miami International Airport and struck two vehicles.
    • Five cleaning crew workers died in the crash.
    • NTSB flight data indicates pilots tried to abort the landing.
    • Investigators found no signs of speed brakes or thrust reversers being used before the crash.
    • A widow of a victim has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

    Still unconfirmed

    • Former pilots for 21 Air previously raised safety concerns.

    What to watch next

    • Release of the cockpit voice recorder readout by the NTSB
    • Results of NTSB interviews with the flight crew
    Sources used for this update (19)
    1. CBS News — Witness says pilot in Amazon plane crash was shaking afterward: "My career is over"
    2. Miami Herald — Ex-pilots for cargo company in MIA crash had concerns about safety: documents
    3. The New York Times — Amazon Cargo Jet Pilots Appeared to Try Aborting Landing, N.T.S.B. Investigation Indicates
    4. ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos — NTSB to release readout from cockpit voice recorder following Amazon cargo plane crash that killed 5
    5. CNN — Amazon plane’s black box reveals strange sequence of events just before cargo jet skidded off runway, killing 5
    6. WYFF — Amazon cargo plane's black box reveals strange sequence of events before jet skidded off runway
    7. WPBF — Widow files wrongful death lawsuit after Amazon cargo plane crash killed husband at Miami airport
    8. NBC 6 South Florida — No signs of speed brakes or thrust reversers before fatal MIA plane crash, investigators say
    9. NBC 6 South Florida — What to know about the pilots in the deadly Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami
    10. WRAL — Cleaning crew killed in Miami cargo jet crash was wrapping up shift at hard, demanding job
    11. Miami Herald — Van driver’s widow files lawsuit in Miami after Amazon plane crash
    12. The Washington Post — Wife of man killed in Amazon cargo plane crash files lawsuit
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