Amazon founder Jeff Bezos maintained his status as Florida's richest billionaire as of September 16, 2026, nearly three years after announcing his relocation to the state. Bezos continues to lead the state's billionaire rankings.
Amazon suspended operations with cargo carrier 21 Air on 2026-09-14 following the September 6 crash of an Amazon-branded Boeing 767 that overran the runway at Miami International Airport, killing five people on the ground.
On September 10, 2026, the National Transportation Safety Board reported that pilots of an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane continued their landing approach despite cockpit warnings that they were flying too fast and too low before the aircraft crashed in Miami. The NTSB investigation found pilots pressed ahead with the landing despite explicit cautions about approach speed.
On an unspecified date in 2026, an Amazon-branded cargo plane overran the runway at a Miami airport, striking an airline cleaning service van and a passenger SUV, killing five people and injuring five others. By September 9, 2026, the widow of one victim had filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming the accident was foreseeable and preventable.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators said the Amazon Air Flight 7598 Boeing 767-300 that crashed at Miami International Airport on 8 September 2026 showed evidence pilots initiated a go-around and called for abort after the aircraft touched down with excessive speed. Cockpit recordings indicate pilots warned the plane was too fast before the fatal runway overrun.
On 2026-09-09, the National Transportation Safety Board revealed that pilots of an Amazon cargo jet attempted to abort landing before the aircraft ran off the runway in Miami. The investigation indicated the pilots lost crucial seconds during the landing sequence.
An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 overran Runway 30 at Miami International Airport on September 8, crashed into two vehicles, and killed five people while injuring five others. NTSB data suggests pilots considered aborting the landing after touchdown.
An Amazon cargo aircraft overran a runway on September 8, 2026, and struck a cleaning contractor's van, causing what NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy described as "utter devastation." The incident resulted in fatalities and injuries.
An Amazon Prime Air cargo plane attempting to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport overran the runway on September 7, 2026, struck a van, and killed five people on the ground. Flight data recorders were recovered by September 9.
An Amazon cargo aircraft crashed at Miami International Airport on September 7–8, 2026, striking two vehicles and coming to rest 1,300 feet past the runway, killing at least five people in the vehicles. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident and airport safety systems.
An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767-300 cargo jet operated by 21 Air overran Runway 30 at Miami International Airport on September 6, 2026, killing five ground personnel in a van. By September 9, relatives of the deceased had filed a lawsuit against Amazon and others involved.
A Boeing 767 cargo jet operated for Amazon ran off the runway at Miami International Airport on September 7, 2026, killing all five people in a cleaning crew van. Two additional people remained in critical condition and one in stable condition from injuries sustained in the crash.
A cargo aircraft operated for Amazon crashed in Miami on or before September 7, 2026, killing at least five people. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board examined the plane's maintenance history and prior foreign ownership as they determined the cause of the accident.
A Boeing 767-300 operated by 21 Air as Amazon Prime Air Flight 7598 overshot the runway at Miami International Airport on September 6, 2026, after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing at least five people and injuring five others. The aircraft struck a van carrying employees of an aircraft cleaning company and caught fire.
An Amazon Air Boeing 767 overshot the runway at Miami International Airport on September 6, 2026, crashing into vehicles and killing at least five people, with five others injured. NTSB investigation revealed one pilot repeatedly warned the other that the aircraft was traveling too fast during approach.
An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 cargo jet overran the runway at Miami International Airport on 6 September 2026, struck several vehicles, and caught fire, producing heavy black smoke visible across the city. The FAA issued a ground stop; details on what caused the incident were not immediately available.
On September 6, 2026, an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport and struck several vehicles, killing at least five people. The crash occurred amid wider geopolitical tensions, as gas prices rose following U.S. military action against Iranian oil tankers amid escalating Iran conflict.