A cargo plane operated by Amazon crashed at Miami International Airport over the weekend, killing five ground crew members who were struck by the aircraft after it overran the runway. Newly recovered flight data from the plane’s black box reveals the pilots attempted to abort the landing just seconds before impact, raising questions about the circumstances leading to the crash. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are examining the evidence to determine whether the pilots’ actions contributed to the incident. Authorities have yet to provide a full explanation for the crash, leaving many details still under review.
The five people killed were employees of an aircraft cleaning company who were in a van struck by the plane after it overran the Miami airport runwayAt least five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airportOfficials in Florida on Tuesday said evidence collected from Saturday’s Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami international airport suggests the pilots considered aborting the flight’s landing before it crashed and killed five people on the ground.At a press conference Tuesday evening, officials from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released data from the plane’s “black box” flight data recorder, which was recovered from the wreckage on Monday, indicating pilots initiated a “go-around”, or aborted landing, seconds before impact.Reuters contributed reporting Continue reading...
