MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — The five people killed in Sunday’s Amazon Air cargo plane crash were in two vehicles struck by the aircraft, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday that seven people were inside a 2012 Ford Econoline van when it was struck by the Boeing 767 after the plane overran Runway 30 at Miami International Airport.
The van was owned by Professional Ocean Service Corporation, a contract cleaning company for the airlines, Homendy said.
The aircraft then traveled through a perimeter fence and struck a Toyota Corolla Cross LE traveling on Northwest 67th Avenue before continuing into a grassy area.
Homendy confirmed the victims were limited to those two vehicles — the cleaning company van and the passenger vehicle.
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The NTSB has recovered the aircraft’s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder. Homendy said both were being taken to NTSB headquarters to be downloaded and evaluated.
The agency has a 32-person team investigating the crash and expects to remain on scene for at least a week. Investigators will examine the flight crew, 21 Air’s policies and procedures, its contractual relationship with Amazon, FAA oversight, air traffic control, the aircraft’s systems and engines, weather conditions and airport safety factors.
Investigators will also examine the lack of an engineered materials arresting system, or EMAS, at the end of the runway. Homendy said whether EMAS could have helped prevent the crash will be a key part of the investigation.
Homendy said investigators have information about the aircraft’s speed during landing but will wait to release it until it can be confirmed with the flight data recorder.
The NTSB has not yet conducted interviews with the flight crew or other survivors, Homendy said.
The agency plans to provide additional verified information during a briefing Tuesday.