Amazon Cargo Plane Overshoots Runway in Miami, Killing Five People

Amazon Cargo Plane Overshoots Runway in Miami, Killing Five People

More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units rushed to the scene to put out the flames and assess any injuries

By Natasha Khan, Andrew Tangel and Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ

Updated Sept. 6, 2026 6:37 pm ET

An Amazon cargo plane after overrunning the runway at Miami International Airport.

An Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

An Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport, crashed into vehicles, killing five.

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An Amazon.com cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport and crashed into nearby vehicles, killing at least five people and injuring five more.

The plane swiped several vehicles and trapped people inside who had to be extricated, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Raied “Ray” Jadallah said at a news briefing Sunday afternoon. Of the five injured, three were in critical condition, authorities said.

“What we found was a very complex situation,” Jadallah said.

The airport was put into a ground stop at approximately 2 p.m. local time, with all runways and taxiways closed. Flights were allowed to resume taking off at Miami and departing for the airport later in the afternoon, with heavy delays.

“We’re working closely with local authorities and officials to understand exactly what happened,” Kelly Nantel, an Amazon spokeswoman, said on X. She said the Amazon Air plane was operated by 21 Air, a North Carolina corporation whose operations center is in Miami.

An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 crash near Miami International Airport with a crushed vehicle, two fire trucks, and police.

The incident killed at least five people and injured five more. AL DIAZ/Miami Herald/ZUMA Press

“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,” Nantel said.

The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a team to investigate the incident. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy will be the board member on scene, and the agency plans to hold a briefing in Miami on Monday.

The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Federal Aviation Administration said, adding that it would investigate.

The Amazon Air plane touched down at Miami two hours and 11 minutes later at 1:53 p.m. local time, according to Flightradar 24. Publicly available flight data showed the Boeing 767’s speed was 112 knots—about 129 miles an hour—as it left the usable area of the runway, according to the flight tracker.

“If you’re traveling through the area, please expect significant delays and potential cancellations,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X.