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Miami Crash Aircraft Identified as Boeing 767-33A(ER) Registered N1997A

The aircraft that overran a Miami runway and killed five people has been identified as a Boeing 767-33A(ER) registered N1997A, according to reports.

2 reports on this incident · first at Sep 6, 2026, 8:11 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Sep 6, 2026, 7:13 p.m. ETWritten Sep 7, 2026, 7:53 p.m. ET
The aircraft involved in the September 6, 2026 crash at International Airport has been identified as a registered , according to aerotime.aero. Some outlets, including leadership.ng, describe the aircraft as a . The aircraft was operated by for Amazon Air, according to multiple reports. The crash occurred shortly before p.m. (about , according to aerotime.aero) when the aircraft overran Runway 30, crossed a public road, and struck several vehicles, according to reports. people were killed, according to sandiegosun.com, timeslive.co.za, rt.com, abc13.com, aerotime.aero, and leadership.ng. The number of injured is reported as either (timeslive.co.za, abc13.com, leadership.ng) or (aerotime.aero). people survived, according to aerotime.aero. The cause of the crash has not been determined. The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team to to lead the investigation, with the FAA also examining the crash, according to rt.com and sandiegosun.com. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy is on site and will hold a news conference, according to timeslive.co.za, abc13.com, and aerotime.aero. The NTSB pressed the FAA in May 2026 to revise its wet runway guidance after reviewing 11 overruns between 2008 and 2022, according to aerotime.aero. Aircraft registry records list the registered owner as Andromeda Leasing II LLC; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight. Registry records describe the aircraft as a twin-engine jet landplane with GE CF6-80C2B6F engines. The aircraft was a 32-year-old Boeing 767 converted from passenger to freighter configuration in 2015, according to aerotime.aero. It entered service with in January 2025 and operated in Prime Air colors, according to aerotime.aero. is based in Greensboro, North Carolina, according to reports. Amazon holds no air operator certificate for these flights, according to aerotime.aero. In 2019, a Boeing 767 registered N1217A, operated by the same owner of record, crashed at Trinity Bay, Texas, killing , according to the NTSB accident database. That history says nothing about the cause of this accident.

Earlier reports

  1. Sep 6, 2026, 8:11 p.m. ETFirst report

    Five Killed as Cargo Plane Overruns Miami Runway and Hits Vehicles

    A Boeing 767 cargo plane crashed while landing in Miami on September 6, 2026, killing five people, according to RT. The aircraft overran a runway, crossed a public road, and struck several vehicles, the outlet reported. The crash prompted a full ground stop at the airport.

    The aircraft was operated for Amazon by 21 Air, RT reported. The right wing appears severely damaged, according to the outlet. The crash occurred at around 2pm local time.

    The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team to Miami to lead the investigation, with the FAA also examining the crash, RT reported. The cause of the crash has not been determined.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N1997A
Type
Boeing 767-33A — twin-engine jet landplane
Engines
GE CF6-80C2B6F
Registered owner
Andromeda Leasing Ii LlcThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
23 ft
Nearest aerodrome
6.2 miles ESE of Miami International Airport (KMIA/MIA)

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