Overview
- A 21 Air–operated Boeing 767 flying for Amazon overran Runway 12/30 at Miami International Airport on Sunday, Sept. 6, traveled about 1,300 feet beyond the runway, breached a perimeter fence and struck vehicles, killing five cleaning‑crew members.
- NTSB investigators have recovered and accessed the cockpit voice and flight data recorders and say preliminary data are consistent with a late aborted landing or go‑around that is under active examination.
- Reporting based on Labor Department filings and former employee testimony says multiple 21 Air pilots raised safety complaints before the crash, citing insufficient crew rest, deferred maintenance, pressure on crews to keep schedules, and discouragement of formal safety reports.
- 21 Air has denied the allegations and said one complainant was fired for misrepresenting his background; the company is owned through LLCs tied to investor Jim Crane and operates flights for Amazon, and families have filed wrongful‑death lawsuits.
- The crash has focused attention on oversight of outsourced cargo operations, possible gaps in overrun protection at MIA, and the legal and regulatory scrutiny that could follow as investigators finish perishable on‑site work and federal authorities review contractor practices.