Amazon plane crash in Miami leaves 5 dead, 5 injured after Prime Air Cargo Boeing plane overshoots airport runway and crashing into vehicles along Northwest 42nd Avenue amid gusty windy conditions.
What went wrong…? Five people were killed, and several others were injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport only to end up striking multiple vehicles along a busy roadway.
Images from the scene shared by NBC Miami show the Boeing cargo plane, Air Flight 7598, with Amazon branding, close to a building. Smoke can be seen billowing from the aircraft.
The cargo plane was landing at Miami International Airport from San Juan, Puerto Rico when it overran the runway on Sunday at around 2pm and ‘struck multiple vehicles‘ on Northwest 42nd Avenue and bursting into flames, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the outlet reported.
🚨 BREAKING TODAY: An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767-300(F) has reportedly overshot the runway at Miami International Airport. Today Sunday, September 6th, 2026.
The FAA has issued a ground stop effective from approximately 2:02 p.m. EDT until 3:00 p.m. EDT.
UPDATE: Emergency… pic.twitter.com/EZscHbzxY1
— African champion 🏆 (@membunnamdi1) September 6, 2026
Two pilots id as surviving Amazon cargo plane crash
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks, according to images from the scene. The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire.
When firefighters arrived at the scene within just 30 seconds of receiving an emergency call, they found people trapped inside their vehicles, Fire Chief Raied Jadallah said at a news conference Sunday evening.
They also found the Boeing 767-3000 on fire, with heavy flames and smoke.
‘What we found was a very complex situation here,’ he described.
At least five people were killed in the tragedy, while three others remain in critical condition at a local trauma center.
Two others were also transported to the hospital with unspecified injuries. Authorities have not yet identified the deceased nor the victims taken to the hospital.
A source with knowledge of the incident told NBC Miami that two pilots were taken to Jackson South, and three others were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
BREAKING 🚨#Miami
My goodness. A person trapped in their vehicle but live after seemingly getting hit by the Amazon plane today pic.twitter.com/DkYaviC36z
— OC Scanner 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 (@OC_Scanner) September 6, 2026
Thunderstorms and gusting winds
Flight data from tracking site FlightRadar24 shows the cargo flight, operated by North Carolina-based 21 Air, was traveling at 129mph as it exited the ‘usable runway’ amid thunderstorms and gusting winds.
It then came to a rest near a parking lot that services and Amazon warehouse and other businesses, with photos from the scene showing the plane largely intact behind two semitrucks.
A spokesperson for the airport stated that the plane ‘overran Miami International Airport’s diagonal runway and is disabled at the northwest end of the airport.’
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, Flightradar24 stated.
🚨 UPDATE: The Amazon 767’s right wing is GONE after it overshot the runway in Miami, coming to rest next to a parking full of Tesla Robotaxis
Miami Airport Fire Rescue SAVED LIVES by preventing the plane from becoming an explosive fireball.
True heroes.
As of now, it’s… https://t.co/6mtiOcl59s pic.twitter.com/aoyVx4CoJe
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 6, 2026
Running left engine
In a radio traffic obtained by the Miami Herald, a firefighter could be heard telling colleagues: ‘The plane is on fire. The plane is on fire. Put your game face on guys.’
As firefighters battled the blaze, the aircraft’s left engine was still running, making it dangerous for them to enter the plane to check for survivors inside.
The firefighters could be heard in the radio traffic saying the pilots onboard told them they could not turn the engine off because they would need to ‘energize’ the aircraft, leaving firefighters on the scene forced to flood the engine with water.
Miami International Airport has since reopened two of its four runway, but flights are still being impacted, with about 250 flights delayed at the airport late Sunday afternoon, according to FlightAware.
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Additional video shows the Amazon cargo plane crash as slides with no front landing gear into multiple cars today at Miami Dade, International Airport.The crash has killed five people and hospitalized five other people.
The FAA and the NTSB is… pic.twitter.com/olXr3Ppflv— Todd Paron🇺🇸🇬🇷🎧👽 (@tparon) September 6, 2026
NTSB to investigate cargo plane overshooting runway
The National Transportation Safety Board has also said it launched a team to investigate the ‘runway excursion accident.’
Amazon in a released statement said that it is still gathering information during this ‘fast-moving situation.’
‘We’re working closely with local authorities and officials to understand exactly what happened,’ it said.
‘Right now, our absolute priority is the safety, well-being, and care of everyone involved. We’re doing everything we can to support those affected.’
Not immediately clear is if the aircraft had followed all required flying safety standards.
The NTSB will be holding a news conference on the crash on Monday.
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