The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has shared new information about Sunday’s crash of an Amazon-contracted cargo plane at Miami International Airport, an accident that left five people dead and five others injured. The victims’ identities have not yet been made public.
According to investigators, the aircraft ran off the runway while landing and slammed into several vehicles parked or passing nearby, including a van carrying seven passengers. The impact caused the plane to catch fire, engulfing part of the wreckage in flames before emergency crews could bring the blaze under control.
The flight was operated by 21 Air, a company that provides cargo transport services for Amazon Air, Amazon’s dedicated air-freight network used to move packages between distribution hubs across the United States. Miami International Airport is one of the busiest cargo gateways in the country, handling large volumes of freight traffic daily, which makes safety incidents there particularly significant for the logistics industry.
Investigators have already recovered the plane’s black box, which should help clarify the sequence of events leading up to the crash, including data on speed, altitude and possible mechanical issues during landing. The NTSB has not yet released a preliminary cause, and the investigation is expected to continue in the coming weeks.
To read the full original report in Spanish, visit eltiempo.com.
Source: Nuevos detalles del accidente del avión de carga de Amazon que se salió de la pista en el Aeropuerto de Miami (eltiempo.com). English version produced with AI assistance.
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