Flight recorders recovered from 'devastating' Amazon cargo plane crash
Investigators have recovered flight recorders from a cargo plane that crashed at Miami International Airport, resulting in five deaths and five injuries. The NTSB is currently prioritizing the recovery of victims and has begun the fact-finding stage of the investigation into the Boeing 767-300 crash.
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Aviation accidents involving fatalities require thorough investigation to determine safety failures and prevent future occurrences, making this a matter of public safety.
Figure caption, Homendy: 'In the van were seven persons'
Investigators have recovered the flight recorders from the Amazon cargo plane that crashed at Miami International Airport, but the priority remains the recovery of victims, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has said.
Five people were killed and five others seriously injured when the Boeing 767-300, operated by 21 Air, overshot the runway shortly before 14:00 local time (19:00 BST) on Sunday.
The plane hit two vehicles, including a white van carrying seven people within the airport perimeter, and a Toyota with three passengers.
NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said it was too early to draw conclusions about what caused the crash, with investigators still in the "fact finding stage".
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