NTSB to give updates on deadly Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crash in Miami

On Sept. 7, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board announced via a post on X that it will hold a media briefing at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) Monday to provide the latest information on Sunday’s fatal Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport.

Officials reported at a Sunday afternoon news conference that Prime Air Flight 7598 overshot the airport's diagonal runway shortly before 2 p.m. EDT, hitting multiple vehicles on the ground and resulting in five deaths and five injuries, three of whom remain in critical condition.

Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah stated that at least two individuals were trapped in vehicles hit by the aircraft, while the pilot and co-pilot were also confined within the plane following the impact.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue reported in a statement that over 60 rescue units and roughly 200 personnel responded to the scene. Jadallah noted that as of late Sunday afternoon, emergency crews were still managing an aircraft fuel leak.

In an X post on Sunday afternoon, the NTSB stated that it had "launched a go team" to investigate the accident.

The airport imposed a full flight halt right after the crash, yet operations resumed by Sunday evening; however, the incident continued to affect travelers heading to Miami.

Flight-tracking website FlightAware indicated that by noon EDT Monday, arriving flights experienced average delays exceeding five hours, and 232 flights were canceled over the preceding 24-hour period.

According to flight tracking service Flightradar24, the aircraft had departed from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was a 32-year-old Boeing 767-300 freighter, previously serving as a passenger jet for multiple airlines between 1994 and 2015.

Post-crash Reuters photographs depicted the jet resting with its nose on the ground and tail elevated, while the right side showed what appeared to be scorch marks.

Flightradar24 reported that the aircraft was moving at 112 knots (129 mph) when it left the usable runway surface.