Miami 767 Overrun
A Boeing 767-300 freighter operating for Amazon Air overran Runway 30 at Miami International Airport, killing at least five people and injuring three
The Boeing 767-300 freighter that overran Runway 30 at Miami International Airport on September 6, 2026, was still moving at 112 knots as it left the usable surface. This speed was enough to carry the aircraft past the airfield boundary and onto a public road, where it struck vehicles and caused fatalities. According to the source, the last speed logged by Flightradar24 was 69 knots. The aircraft, registered N1997A, was a 32-year-old Boeing 767-33A(ER) converted from passenger to freighter configuration in 2015. It entered service with 21 Air in January 2025 and operated in Prime Air colors.
Incident Details
The incident occurred after the aircraft, operated by 21 Air for Amazon Air, had flown for two hours and eleven minutes from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, touching down at 13:53 local time. The aircraft crossed the runway safety area and perimeter fence before reaching the road, coming to rest beside two semi-trucks near a parking lot serving an Amazon warehouse.
Weather Conditions
The METAR issued at the time of landing recorded thunderstorms over the field, winds from 190 degrees at 17 knots gusting to 26, and cumulonimbus at 2,000 feet. Runway surface condition and braking performance are likely early lines of inquiry, an area where the NTSB pressed the FAA in May 2026 to revise its wet runway guidance after reviewing 11 overruns between 2008 and 2022. Touchdown point, thrust reverser and spoiler performance, anti-skid function and landing weight are also to be examined.
Five dead and three critically injured
The aircraft crossed the runway safety area and perimeter fence before reaching the road, coming to rest beside two semi-trucks near a parking lot serving an Amazon warehouse. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue committed more than 60 units and around 200 personnel, treating ten patients and transporting five. One person was extricated from beneath a struck vehicle, and hazardous materials crews shut down an engine and contained a fuel leak. Three of those transported were in critical condition. The two pilots survived. Authorities have not identified the dead or declared whether they were on board or on the ground.
[NTSB investigation](/safety/ntsb-investigations/) begins in Miami
An NTSB go-team led by Chair Jennifer Homendy is on site, with a first briefing scheduled for September 7, 2026. Boeing is supporting the investigation. 21 Air, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, flies contracted 767 services for Amazon and DHL. CEO Keith Winters said that the company was cooperating with federal investigators. A ground stop imposed around 14:30 local time was lifted after roughly three hours, and two of four runways reopened, though average arrival delays reached about six and a half hours in the evening. The incident is the second US freighter accident in less than a year to kill people outside an airport perimeter, after UPS Flight 2976 came down in an industrial area beyond Louisville in November 2025, killing twelve on the ground. The NTSB investigation will examine various factors, including touchdown point, thrust reverser and spoiler performance, anti-skid function, and landing weight. As the investigation continues, more details about the incident are expected to emerge.
