Overview
- A Boeing 767-300 freighter operating as 21 Air Flight 7598 for Amazon Prime Air overran Runway 30 on Sunday, crossed the airport perimeter, struck multiple vehicles and caught fire before coming to rest near a roadway.
- Miami officials confirmed at least five people were killed and five others injured, with firefighters conducting complex extrications for the pilot, co‑pilot and vehicle occupants.
- More than 60 Miami‑Dade Fire Rescue units and other agencies responded, battled an engine compartment fire and a fuel leak, and secured the scene while streets near the northwest end of the airport were closed.
- The FAA and the NTSB have launched formal investigations, investigators are collecting flight data, ATC recordings and video, and no cause has yet been determined.
- The jet was a 30‑plus‑year‑old 767 converted to a freighter and flown by contract carrier 21 Air, a fact that highlights how older converted freighters and third‑party operators factor into federal safety reviews of runway overruns.