Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash, flight data indicates
NTSB investigators are reviewing flight data from an Amazon cargo jet that crashed in Miami, killing five people. Preliminary findings suggest the pilots attempted to abort the landing before the plane overran the runway.
Why it matters
The investigation aims to determine the cause of a fatal aviation accident involving a major logistics carrier.
MIAMI — Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information investigators released Tuesday.
National Scene at Miami airport where five died described as 'utter devastation' National Transportation Safety Board investigators will interview the pilot and co-pilot on Wednesday as they try to determine why the jet overran the runway while landing Sunday.
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said at an evening news conference that they are reviewing flight data and cockpit recordings to figure out what happened in the seconds before the aircraft slammed into the van on airport property, careened through a fence and then smashed an SUV on a city street.
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