What to know about the Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami that killed 5 workers in a van

Federal investigators revealed new details Tuesday in the investigation into a deadly plane crash at Miami International Airport that left five people dead. The Amazon cargo jet, a 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. The National Transportation Safety Board said Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy that their focus remains on collecting perishable evidence following Sunday's crash involving the aircraft that overran a runway while landing at MIA.

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Scoop News DeskAmazon, Florida · Published Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM UTCUpdated Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 4:04 AM UTC

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More than 225 flights were canceled, and hundreds more were delayed, officials said. The Miami-Dade sheriff identified the deceased as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Homendy called the scene at the airport “utter devastation.” The crash closed the Miami airport for hours Sunday.

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