Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows

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   Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane was too fast before deadly Miami crash

   An Amazon cargo plane crashed after skidding off a Miami runway, killing five people. NTSB data shows one pilot spent nearly two minutes repeatedly warning their counterpart that the aircraft was approaching too fast, though the pilot continued with the landing. The NTSB is now preparing to release the cockpit voice recorder readout. While a flight instructor described the co-pilot as safety-conscious, lawyers for a victim's widow have filed a wrongful death suit alleging the crash resulted from several failures. The wreckage is currently being dismantled for relocation.

   Why it matters

   The crash has drawn scrutiny toward the cargo-jet business owned by the Houston Astros owner. It also sparked a public dispute between the Miami-Dade sheriff and the mayor following a live television argument.

   What is confirmed

   • An Amazon cargo plane skidded off a runway in Miami and killed five people.
   • One pilot warned their counterpart for nearly two minutes that the plane was coming in too fast.
   • The NTSB will release a readout from the cockpit voice recorder.
   • The plane is being dismantled for relocation.

   Still unconfirmed

   • The crash was the result of several failures, according to a wrongful death suit filed by a widow's lawyers.
   • The co-pilot was a good student and very safety-conscious, according to a flight instructor.

   What to watch next

   • Release of the NTSB cockpit voice recorder readout
   • Court rulings on the wrongful death lawsuit
   Sources used for this update (16)

   1. ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos — NTSB to release readout from cockpit voice recorder following Amazon cargo plane crash that killed 5
   2. CNN — Amazon plane’s black box reveals strange sequence of events just before cargo jet skidded off runway, killing 5
   3. WSJ — Miami Crash Puts Focus on Houston Astros Owner’s Cargo-Jet Business
   4. NPR — A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast
   5. Miami Herald — After media dust-up, Miami-Dade sheriff tells mayor: That can’t happen again
   6. BBC — Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows
   7. People.com — Amazon Cargo Plane Crash Was Result of Several ‘Failures,’ Widow’s Lawyers Claim in Wrongful Death Suit
   8. WPLG Local 10 — Miami-Dade sheriff to mayor after post-plane crash live TV tiff: ‘That must not occur again’
   9. Miami Herald — There was a deadly crash, but Miami-Dade’s top officials worried about camera time | Opinion
   10. CNBC — Pilot pressed on with landing despite warnings in Miami cargo crash, NTSB says
   11. local10.com — Flight instructor says cargo plane co-pilot was good student, ‘very safety-conscious’
   12. www.wptv.com — Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami: Pilot warned it was coming in too fast
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