Amazon cargo plane pilot cited excessive speed before crash
By The BriefBrief
New flight data reviewed by the NTSB shows a pilot repeatedly told the other in the cockpit that the Boeing 767-300 was at “excessive speed” before it overshot a runway in Miami. The NTSB update says there was “not a consistent verbal response” even as an altitude alarm sounded; the crash killed five and injured five.
WHO:US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
WHAT:NTSB released flight-data details indicating pilots discussed the aircraft’s excessive speed before the runway overshoot and crash.
WHEN:Sep 6, 2026
WHERE:Miami, Florida, USA
WHY:The aircraft was reportedly traveling at excessive speed as it approached the runway, according to cockpit conversation captured in the flight data.
