5 Dead in Amazon Prime Air 767 Crash

FAA, NTSB, and Miami authorities are now investigating.

Zach Vasile

Sunday, September 06, 2026 at 08:10 PM ET

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Amazon Prime Air 767 [Credit: Amazon]

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An Amazon-branded cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport, resulting in five confirmed deaths and five injuries, with three critically wounded.
The Boeing 767-300, operated by 21 Air, overran the runway after a flight from San Juan, striking vehicles beyond airport limits and catching fire before being extinguished.
Emergency services responded, some airport runways have since reopened, and the FAA and NTSB are investigating the incident.

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Multiple people were killed Sunday afternoon when an Amazon-branded cargo aircraft overran the runway at Miami International Airport (KMIA) and struck several vehicles beyond the airport’s limits.

Local officials confirmed that five people died in the crash. Another five people were injured, and three of them are in critical condition, according to Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah.