Miami Airport Reopens 2 Runways After Amazon Prime Air 767 Crash Kills 5
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Updated · Aviacionline · Sep 7
Miami Airport Reopens 2 Runways After Amazon Prime Air 767 Crash Kills 5
3 articles · Updated · Aviacionline · Sep 7
Summary
Two of Miami International Airport’s four runways reopened by about 5 p.m. local time after a total ground stop, but delays continued with the disabled Boeing 767 still off Runway 30.
Five people were killed and five injured—three critically—when the 21 Air freighter operating for Amazon Prime Air ran off the runway, crossed a perimeter road, hit several vehicles and caught fire.
More than 160 flights were canceled and roughly 250 to 325 delayed on Labor Day weekend, with some traffic diverted to Orlando.
Flight data showed the 767 still moving at 112 knots when it left the usable runway; tower audio indicates the crew declared no emergency before landing despite storms and gusts up to 30 mph.
The NTSB and FAA are investigating braking, thrust reversers, runway and wind conditions, and cockpit data, with the first NTSB briefing scheduled in Miami on Monday.