{"id":392511,"date":"2026-09-07T01:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T01:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/392511\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T01:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T01:22:19","slug":"amazon-cargo-plane-crash-in-miami-kills-at-least-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/392511\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami kills at least 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI (AP) \u2014 An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport<\/a> on Sunday, killing at least five people as it struck vehicles and burst into flames, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The aircraft overran the runway around 2 p.m. after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Five people were killed, three critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries, Miami-Dade County officials told a news conference. Miami officials said Sunday afternoon that it was too soon to determine whether the people who died were on board the plane or in the vehicles the plane hit.<\/p>\n

The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Rescue Fire Chief Ray Jadallah. The agency said another person was trapped under a vehicle.<\/p>\n

It also halted flights at the busy travel hub for much of the afternoon. Fire crews were still dealing with a fuel leak on the plane several hours after the crash, Jadallah said.<\/p>\n

The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks, according to images from the scene. The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire. More than<\/p>\n

The flight had been operated by 21 Air,<\/a> a cargo carrier based in North Carolina.<\/p>\n

The company said its immediate focus is supporting those affected, assisting authorities and sharing accurate information as it becomes available. 21 Air said it is cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration and local authorities as the accident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are devastated by the accident involving one of our aircraft in Miami today. Our deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives,\u201d the company said in a statement posted to its website.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.<\/p>\n

About 250 flights were delayed at the airport late Sunday afternoon, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.<\/p>\n

The National Transportation Safety Board said it is sending a team to Miami led by Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy to investigate.<\/p>\n

Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today\u2019s incident at Miami International Airport,\u201d the company said. \u201cOur deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jackson Lee, who runs an electronics shop near the crash site, went outside with four colleagues after the crash and saw smoke rising near the airport\u2019s fences, Lee said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hear planes taking off and landing every five minutes. I thought I\u2019d got used to it,\u201d Lee said. \u201cI never thought it could come this close to us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI (AP) \u2014 An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[156713,156712,122970,20193,123,8311,125,124,3119,3118,156687],"class_list":["post-392511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-21-air","tag-amazon-cargo-plane","tag-boeing-767","tag-flight-delays","tag-miami","tag-miami-airport","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-national-transportation-safety-board","tag-plane-crash","tag-prime-air"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}