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:

An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 overran the runway at Miami International Airport after landing long, resulting in five fatalities on the ground and significant damage.
The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) revealed that one pilot repeatedly cautioned about the aircraft being "too fast" during the approach, but these concerns did not receive consistent verbal responses.
Flight data recorder (FDR) analysis shows the aircraft touched down at a high ground speed, initiated braking, attempted a go-around by increasing throttles, then reduced power and reapplied brakes just before departing the paved surface, without deploying speed brakes or thrust reversers.
These are preliminary findings released by the NTSB from the CVR and FDR, with the investigation still ongoing and details subject to change.

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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.