Five killed in Miami plane crash landing were in two vehicles, investigators say
The five people killed and five injured when an Amazon cargo plane crashed on landing at Miami International Airport were in two vehicles on the ground, investigators said. The Boeing 767-300, operated by 21 Air, overshot the runway on Sunday and hit an airline cleaning van holding seven people before breaking the perimeter fence and striking a Toyota SUV with three inside. Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), called the crash scene "utter devastation" and said it was too early to identify a cause. Investigators have recovered the flight recorders and will look at flight systems, crew experience and weather as potential factors, say aviation experts. Speaking at a press conference at Miami International Airport on Monday, Homendy said the aircraft had two crew members on board and was arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, on its third flight of the day.
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Homendy said the agency would make safety recommendations at the end of its investigation. "That's why we're here - to prevent the next tragedy," she said. "Our recommendations must be implemented, or we'll be here again." Two of the four runways at the airport remained closed following the crash.
