Flight data released by the National Transportation Safety Board provides new details about an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crash that occurred on Sunday in Miami, Florida. The Boeing 767-300 aircraft was landing at approximately 158 knots, a speed characterized by aviation experts as being on the higher end of the normal landing range.
According to the NTSB investigation update, one pilot in the cockpit issued multiple warnings to the other crew member regarding the aircraft’s excessive speed as it approached the runway. However, the flight data indicates there was not consistent verbal acknowledgment of these warnings, even as automated safety systems activated. An altitude alarm sounded during the approach, and electronic callouts warned of excessive descent rate and terrain proximity issues.
Aviation attorney Pablo Rojas commented on the findings, suggesting the data points to what appeared to be a compromised landing approach. Rojas also highlighted that flap deployment—mechanisms that help slow an aircraft during descent—occurred later in the landing sequence than typical, possibly indicating the pilots were responding to the speed problem after it had already become critical.
Following the loss of speed control, the aircraft overshot the runway and struck ground equipment, a white Ford van, and subsequently a Toyota Corolla before coming to rest approximately 1,300 feet beyond the runway threshold. The crash resulted in five fatalities and five injuries. The five people killed were members of a plane-cleaning crew working near the runway; Miami authorities identified them by name earlier in the week.
The NTSB continues its investigation into the accident. The agency’s review of flight data, cockpit communications summaries, and aircraft system performance provides ongoing insight into the sequence of events leading to the crash.
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