This report is compiled from the cited public sources and updated when verified information becomes available.
Updated September 7, 2026. This report distinguishes confirmed information from preliminary tracking data. The cause has not been established in the sources reviewed.
A Boeing 767 cargo aircraft operating for Amazon Air overran a runway at Miami International Airport on September 6, 2026, struck vehicles and caught fire. Authorities reported five deaths and five injuries, including three people in critical condition. Our thoughts are with everyone affected. Source: NBC6, reporting statements from Miami-Dade officials.
Amazon Air runway overrun: what happened?
The FAA identifies the flight as 21 Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-300 cargo service from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its preliminary statement places the overrun after landing at Miami at approximately 2 p.m. local time on Sunday, September 6. Amazon Air branding should not be confused with the operating airline: this flight was operated by 21 Air for Amazon. FAA incident statement; Flightradar24 flight identification.
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Flight and accident details
| Date and location | September 6, 2026; Miami International Airport, Florida |
|---|---|
| Flight / operator | 7598 / 21 Air, operating for Amazon Air |
| Aircraft | Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft; registration N1997A reported by Flightradar24 |
| Route | Luis Muñoz MarÃn International Airport (SJU), San Juan, to Miami (MIA) |
| Runway | Runway 30, according to Flightradar24 and local reporting |
| Reported casualties | Five dead; five injured, three critically, according to Miami-Dade officials cited by NBC6 |
| Investigation | NTSB investigation; FAA also investigating. No established cause in the reviewed sources. |
Sources: FAA, Flightradar24, NBC6 and Associated Press.
Emergency response and investigation
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue reported deploying more than 60 units to an aircraft fire involving multiple vehicles. Its initial update described heavy smoke and flames. Read the department’s September 6 incident update.
The NTSB dispatched a go-team led by Chair Jennifer Homendy, according to the Associated Press. That is an important development beyond the FAA’s initial notification. An investigation announcement is not a finding of fault or probable cause. AP investigation report, September 7.
We are not assigning the reported fatalities to crew members or people on the ground without a clear official breakdown. Identities, individual circumstances and any subsequent changes in medical condition should be confirmed through the responsible authorities.
What the tracking data can, and cannot, tell us
Flightradar24 identifies the aircraft as N1997A and places touchdown at 17:53 UTC, or 1:53 p.m. Miami time. That more precise tracking timestamp is separate from the FAA’s approximate 2 p.m. description. Its ADS-B analysis reports a groundspeed of 112 knots when the aircraft left the usable runway. See the original flight-track analysis and downloadable data.
Groundspeed is not indicated airspeed. A public tracking plot does not, by itself, establish the crew’s actions, brake performance or accident cause. The same report records thunderstorms and gusting wind near the time of landing; weather observations alone do not prove that weather caused the overrun.
More video reporting from the scene
Crash-site photographs and credited galleries
These sources contain real photographs of the damaged aircraft, surrounding vehicles and response area. We link to the original galleries so readers can see the photographs with their captions and photographer credits. We have not copied these copyrighted images or substituted AI-generated crash scenes.
- Associated Press photo gallery on Local 10: crash-site and wreckage photographs credited to Lynne Sladky / AP.
- AFP scene photographs on Channels Television: images of the aircraft and surrounding crash area credited to Chandan Khanna / AFP.
- NBC6 next-day coverage and debris-field footage: additional scene coverage, including photographs credited on the source page to Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images.
Media credits: NBC6 South Florida and CBS News for the embedded videos; individual photographers and agencies as listed above for the linked photographs. Embeds preserve the publishers’ players and links. Gallery links do not imply a license to republish the photographs.
What remains unconfirmed?
The reviewed sources do not establish why the aircraft failed to stop, whether a mechanical problem contributed, or what operational decisions preceded the overrun. We will not label this pilot error, equipment failure or a weather-caused crash without supporting official findings. Preliminary observations, video commentary and social-media conclusions are not substitutes for the investigation.
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