NTSB Releases Preliminary CVR Transcript From Prime Air Crash

At least one pilot recognized the 767 was ‘too fast’ on approach, the agency says.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 that overran the runway at Miami reveals pilots recognized the aircraft was excessively fast on approach, a concern repeatedly voiced by one pilot.
The aircraft landed long, experienced multiple electronic warning callouts (e.g., "sink rate," "too low terrain"), and a late go-around was initiated without the deployment of speed brakes or thrust reversers.
The jet ultimately departed the paved surface at high speed, striking a van and other objects, resulting in five fatalities and a post-crash fire.

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The transcript of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) aboard the Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 that went off the runway at Miami International Airport (KMIA) reveals the pilots recognized the aircraft was too fast on the approach.

On Wednesday the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released information gleaned from the last few minutes of the CVR and flight data recorder (FDR) of 21 Air Flight 7598. Video of the event shows the aircraft landing long and going off the departure end of the runway. The jet struck a van driving on an airport perimeter road, killing five of the seven people inside, collided with navigational equipment, and went through two fences and struck an SUV before coming to a stop in a parking lot and catching fire.