Overview
- A 21 Air‑operated Amazon‑branded Boeing 767 overran Runway 30 at Miami International Airport on Sept. 6 and traveled about 1,300 feet off the runway before striking vehicles, killing five people who were in a van and injuring five others.
- Amazon announced on Sept. 13 that it would pause use of 21 Air and move affected shipments to other contracted carriers such as Sun Country, Hawaiian Airlines, Air Transport International, ABX, ASL and Cargojet.
- The NTSB recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders and issued preliminary readouts that show one pilot repeatedly warned of excessive speed, an attempted late go‑around with throttles briefly advanced then returned to idle, and no recorded deployment of speed brakes or thrust reversers.
- 21 Air says it is cooperating with investigators and defends its safety practices, while at least one wrongful‑death lawsuit alleges pilot error, inadequate training and operator failures tied to the crash.
- The incident has raised broader questions about contractor oversight, the age and conversion history of freighters and airport overrun protections, and regulators will take months to issue a final probable cause and safety recommendations.