Five killed as cargo plane overruns runway at Miami airport
A Boeing 767-300 operated by 21 Air struck vehicles and caught fire after landing at Miami International Airport; the cause is under investigation.
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Reference data
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- Terrain elevation
- 23 ft
- Nearest aerodrome
- 6.2 miles ESE of Miami International Airport (KMIA/MIA)
Sources
- Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport, killing five and injuring othersamericanbazaaronline.com
- Five killed in Miami plane crash landing were in two vehicles, investigators saybiztoc.com
- Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport, killing five and injuring othersamericanbazaaronline.com
- Five killed as Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airporttradearabia.com
- Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport, killing at least fivecaribbeanherald.com
- 5 killed as Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airportdailysabah.com
- Five killed as Amazon cargo plane crashes in Miami - World Newshurriyetdailynews.com
- Five Latino Workers Killed in Miami Amazon Cargo Plane Crash Have Been Identifiedlatintimes.com
- Investigators hunt for what went wrong after Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami kills 5nbcmiami.com
- Five Cleaning Company Employees Killed In Miami Amazon Cargo Plane Crash rttnews.com
- What to know about the Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami that killed 5 workers in a vanwinnipegfreepress.com
Revision history
- Version 99 Sept 2026, 14:52current
Updated to include additional sources and details on investigation status.
- Version 89 Sept 2026, 14:23
Updated with new facts: injuries, flight number, time, and investigation status; added sources.
- Version 78 Sept 2026, 22:46
No changes from previous version.
- Version 68 Sept 2026, 22:19
Updated to include additional sources and refined attribution of casualty figures.
- Version 57 Sept 2026, 11:11
Updated to include NBC Miami as a source and reflect the latest reporting.
- Version 47 Sept 2026, 10:55
Added Caribbean Herald as a source for the date and investigation status; clarified the investigation status conflict.
- Version 37 Sept 2026, 08:55
Added Daily Sabah as a source for the date and investigation status, reflecting the conflict in reporting.
- Version 27 Sept 2026, 06:50
Updated to reflect conflicting reports on date and investigation status, and added details from both sources.
- Version 17 Sept 2026, 05:56
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