On September 6, 2026, an Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway and crashed at Miami International Airport (MIA) in Miami, Florida. A Boeing 767-300 operated by 21 Air as Prime Air Flight 7598 overshot the runway and burst into flames on Sunday, killing at least five people and closing the airport’s runway.
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An Amazon cargo jet that crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday overran the runway by about 1,300 feet and struck vehicles both inside and outside the airport’s boundaries, killing multiple people, federal officials said Monday.
At least five people were killed and at least five others injured in the accident.
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said at a news conference Monday that the accident scene was an “absolute disaster.”
“There’s debris everywhere,” she said.
Homendi did not provide details about the cause of the accident.
Investigators will be on the scene for at least a week, but “we will not be able to determine a probable cause while at the scene,” Homendy said.
Investigators recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, which they expect to arrive at NTSB headquarters late Monday for evaluation.
Investigators hope to release additional information about the crash on Tuesday, she said.
The plane, operated by 21 Air LLC for Amazon, overran the runway around 2pm on Sunday. The flight arrived from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was the third flight of the day.
Homendy said the plane crashed into a white 2021 Ford Econoline van owned by Professional Ocean Service Corp., an airline cleaning company, with seven people on board. It then crashed through the surrounding fence and collided with a Toyota Corolla Cross car outside the airport. The NTSB said all of the fatalities were caused by these two vehicles.
Homendy said the plane came to rest after sliding through another fence that separates the area where Tesla robotaxis are deployed.
An Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida on September 6, 2026. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the runway during landing at approximately 2 p.m. ET after departing from Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, early today.
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She said investigators will look into the nature of Amazon’s relationship with 21 Air.
“This is Amazon’s cargo transportation business, but it’s actually contracted to 21 Airlines,” Homendy said. “We’re going to want to know what that relationship is, who does what, and what safety provisions are in any kind of contracts or policies.”
Two of Miami International Airport’s four runways remain closed following the incident, according to a notice on the airport’s website.
The incident disrupted air travel to and from the airport during a busy holiday weekend. More than 160 flights had been canceled and nearly 325 were delayed by late Sunday, according to FlightAware data cited by The Associated Press.
Travel delays continued into Monday.
“Flight cancellations continue as aircraft and crew have not arrived,” the airport’s website said. “Passengers scheduled to fly today should check directly with their airline for the latest flight information before heading to the airport.”
According to its website, the airport is the busiest airport for international cargo.
