Amazon cargo plane crash victims were in vehicles that were hit, NTSB says
An Amazon cargo plane crashed into two vehicles near Miami International Airport, resulting in five fatalities and several injuries. The NTSB is currently investigating the cause of the crash, which involved a Boeing 767-33 Alpha.
Why it matters
The incident raises significant safety concerns regarding airport perimeter security and the operation of cargo aircraft in densely populated areas.
The National Transportation Safety Board provided an update Monday afternoon on its investigation into what caused an Amazon cargo plane to overshoot a runway at Miami International Airport and crash into two vehicles before coming to a stop and bursting into flames on Sunday. Five people were killed, and at least five others were injured, officials said. All those who were killed were in the two vehicles that were hit, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said Monday during a news conference. The NTSB also said it recovered both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder.NTSB says all victims were in the 2 vehicles hitHomendy said the flight, Amazon Air Flight 7598, was a Boeing 767-33 Alpha operated by 21 Air LLC.
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