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Tumbled Amazon cargo jet struck two vehicles, ended up 1,300 feet past runway, NTSB confirms
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The Amazon cargo jet that crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday overran the runway by about 1,300 feet, crashing into vehicles both inside and outside the airport boundary and killing multiple people, a federal official said Monday.
Key facts
- The plane, which was being operated for Amazon by 21 Air LLC, overran the runway around 2 p.m
- The Amazon cargo jet that crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday overran the runway by about 1,300 feet, crashing into vehicles both inside and outside the airport boundary and killing
- The aircraft struck a 2021 white Ford Econoline van owned by Professional Ocean Service Corp., a contract cleaning company for the airlines, which had seven people on board, Homendy said
- The scene of the accident is "utter devastation," Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, said during a press briefing Monday
Summary
The accident killed at least five people and injured at least five others. The scene of the accident is "utter devastation," Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, said during a press briefing Monday. "There's debris everywhere," she said. Investigators, who will be on site for at least a week, "will not be determining probable cause while we are on the scene," Homendy said.