Event Brief
UPDATED Sep 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM ET
Sep 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Amazon cargo plane overshot Miami runway after speed warning
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Cockpit voice recordings reviewed by the NTSB say a pilot on an Amazon cargo flight repeatedly warned his co-pilot they were going too fast as they approached and after touchdown. The plane touched down awkwardly, briefly attempted to take off, then overran about 396 metres past the Miami runway, hitting a van with five workers and an SUV before catching fire.
WHO: Amazon cargo plane pilots; National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
WHAT: Cockpit warnings about excessive speed preceded an overshoot of the Miami runway that killed five people and injured others.
WHEN: Reported Sep 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Miami, Florida
WHY: The plane came in fast and the cockpit recordings show repeated warnings that it was going too fast during approach and after touchdown.
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