The two pilots of an Amazon cargo plane that overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport, striking a van and killing five people, have been released from hospital, officials said Tuesday.
The two pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday have been released from hospital, officials said Tuesday. They are the sole survivors of the crash, which killed five people after the aircraft overran the runway and struck a van. The pilots' release confirms that the fatalities were on the ground, contrary to initial reports that all five crew members were killed.
The story emerged Sunday evening, when The Zioneer first reported that an Amazon cargo plane had veered off the runway at Miami International, striking vehicles and bursting into flames. Within hours, The Zioneer and other outlets reported that the plane had crashed on a highway after hitting vehicles, and that five people were dead. Early casualty figures varied: i24NEWS reported all five crew members killed, while N12 identified the plane as Amazon Prime Air and confirmed five deaths. By Sunday night, The Zioneer assessed, based on video footage, that the crash resulted from a poor landing far down the runway without activation of the thrust reversal system. Flight data recorders were recovered later that evening for investigation.
As The Zioneer reported Sunday, Miami International Airport, a busy hub serving El Al flights, lacks an automatic landing assistance system that could have helped the pilots land safely. The aircraft was an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane.
The precise cause of the crash remains under investigation by federal authorities. While the flight data recorders have been recovered, no official findings have been released.
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