What to Know About the Amazon Cargo Plane Crash in Miami That Killed 5 Workers in a Van

Investigators are working to figure out what happened in the crash of an Amazon cargo jet in Miami that killed five people on the ground What to Know About the Amazon Cargo Plane Crash in Miami That Killed 5 Workers in a Van Workers inspect an Amazon cargo plane two days after it overshot a runway at Miami International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Investigators are still trying to determine what caused an Amazon cargo jet to overshoot a runway in Miami and plow into two vehicles, killing five people on the ground. The Boeing 767 hit a van on Miami International Airport property on Sunday before ramming through a fence and hitting an SUV on a public street. Five people who were a part of a cleaning crew in the van died while two survived. The pilot and co-pilot also lived.

Missing media or need the complete publisher report? Open U.S. News & World Report

Scoop News DeskMiami, Florida · Published Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM UTCUpdated Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM UTC

Scoop News reporting summary

The text below was supplied by the Scoop Newsroom app. Third-party reporting is attributed in the source panel.

More than 225 flights were canceled and hundreds more were delayed, officials said. Tuesday, Sept. National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy called the scene at the airport “utter devastation.” The crash closed the Miami airport for hours Sunday and two of the four runways remained shutdown through late Tuesday evening as NTSB investigators gathered evidence.

Breaking news moves fast. Follow @Will466513 on X for breaking news alerts. Follow on X →

Story timeline