What We Know So Far About Fatal Amazon Prime Air Crash

Investigators will examine operators and flight crews involved in the accident, as well as safety measures at Miami International Airport.

Jack Daleo

Tuesday, September 08, 2026 at 01:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

NTSB investigators examine the wreckage field Monday after a Boeing 767 cargo aircraft operating as 21 Air Flight 7598 overran the end of Runway 30 while landing Sunday at Miami International Airport. [Credit: NTSB]

Key Takeaways:

An Amazon Prime Air cargo jet overran a runway at Miami International Airport, resulting in five fatalities and "utter devastation" at the scene.
The NTSB has recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for analysis but full access to the aircraft is delayed by ongoing victim recovery operations.
Key areas of the NTSB investigation include the lack of an Engineering Materials Arrestor System (EMAS) on Runway 30, the aircraft's history, flight crew experience and training, and weather conditions during the incident.

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The National Transportation Safety Board on Monday convened its first news briefing in the wake of Sunday’s fatal accident involving an Amazon Prime Air cargo jet that overran the runway at Miami International Airport (KMIA), killing five people.

NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy led the briefing and described the accident scene as “utter devastation,” with debris from the aircraft and two vehicles it struck spread “everywhere.” Homendy said that investigative teams had yet to access the aircraft, a Boeing 767-33A operated by Miami-based 21 Air, due to ongoing victim recovery operations.