Overview
- The Boeing 767-300F operating as Prime Air Flight 7598 landed from San Juan and overran Runway 30 at Miami International Airport on Sunday, Sept. 6, crossing a perimeter road, striking multiple vehicles and catching fire.
- Miami-Dade officials confirmed five people died and five were injured as crews performed complex extrications and firefighting with roughly 60 fire apparatuses and about 200 personnel on scene.
- The aircraft was a 32-year-old 767 converted to freighter service and flown by contracted carrier 21 Air for Amazon’s Prime Air network.
- The NTSB dispatched a go team and the FAA is investigating; officials say investigators will examine flight data recorders, braking and thrust systems, touchdown point, weather and runway surface conditions.
- The crash triggered a ground stop and widespread flight disruptions at MIA, some runways have reopened with ongoing operational impacts, and the accident has renewed scrutiny of runway safety measures such as Engineered Materials Arresting Systems.