Topline
A jet with an Amazon logo on it crashed at Miami International Airport, with video footage obtained by local news stations showed billowing plumes of black smoke on the airport’s runway—as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for all flights at the airport.
An Amazon cargo plane is seen after it crashed at Miami International Airport.
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Key Facts
A flight from cargo shipper 21 Air overran the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday around 2 p.m. EDT, the FAA said in a statement, noting it was a Boeing 767-300 that left from San Juan, Puerto Rico (21 Air did not immediately return a request for comment from Forbes).
Video footage obtained by NBC6 shows the aircraft billowing black smoke.
In a statement on social media, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said the plane struck “multiple vehicles,” and over 60 units are responding to help extinguish the fire and treat patients.
The FAA issued a ground stop for “disabled aircraft on the runway,” according to the agency’s website.
A spokesperson for Miami International Airport told the New York Times the flight was Prime Air flight 7598, the cargo carrier owned by Amazon, and numerous videos and images of the crash posted to social media show the jet has Amazon signage.
“This is a fast-moving situation and we’re still gathering details,” Kelly Nantel, a spokesperson for Amazon, told Forbes in a statement, adding the company was working with local officials to determine what happened and prioritizing the “safety, well-being, and care of everyone involved”
Nantel also clarified the flight was an Amazon Air flight operated by 21 Air.
Crucial Quote
“We’ve issued a full ground stop at Miami International while first responders assess the scene after an Amazon cargo plane overran the runway,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement. “If you’re traveling through the area, please expect significant delays and potential cancellations.”
Tangent
Last year, a cargo jet operated by UPS crashed at Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, killing three crew members and 12 people on the ground. The National Transportation Safety Board determined an engine separated from the jet, a Boeing MD-11, causing an explosion, later publishing images and video of the dramatic crash.
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