Overview
- A Boeing 767 operated by 21 Air for Amazon overran Runway 30 at Miami International Airport on Sunday, traveled about 1,300 feet past the runway, broke through perimeter fencing and struck a cleaning van and an SUV, killing five van occupants and injuring others.
- NTSB on-scene summaries and recovered recorders show repeated cockpit warnings about excessive speed, an attempted but aborted go-around sequence after touchdown, and recorded data that show speed brakes and thrust reversers were not deployed.
- Authorities identified the five victims and said they were employees of Professional Ocean Service Corp. who were riding in a work van after finishing a shift; two other van occupants and an SUV driver were hospitalized.
- The widow of one victim and other families have filed wrongful-death lawsuits naming Amazon, 21 Air, the pilots and leasing entities and alleging pilot error, inadequate training and aircraft maintenance failures.
- Investigators continue to analyze flight data and interview crew members while reporting on prior whistleblower complaints about 21 Air has renewed scrutiny of the contractor-operator model and FAA oversight, and could prompt regulatory or legal actions next.