Amazon cargo plane pilot attempted go-around before Miami crash

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.

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NTSB says Amazon cargo pilots tried to abort deadly Miami landing

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National Transportation Safety Board investigators said flight data indicate the pilots of Amazon Air Flight 7598 may have initiated a go-around seconds before the Boeing 767-300 overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico [theguardian.com#1][cw39.com#1][nytimes.com#1][washingtonpost.com#1][nrk.no#1][nd.nl#1][thairath.co.th#1]. The aircraft,

Amazon Jet Tried to Abort Landing Before Fatal Crash, NTSB Says

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One of the pilots on the Amazon.com Inc. cargo plane that crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday called for the landing to be aborted after the plane touched down with too much speed, according to audio from the flight’s final moments.

NTSB says Amazon crash pilot warned plane was too fast

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The National Transportation Safety Board said cockpit recordings from an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 that overran a Miami International Airport runway on Sunday show one pilot repeatedly warned that the aircraft was going too fast during its approach and after touchdown, while the other pilot did not give “a consistent verbal response” [scmp.com#1][abcnews.com#1][gpb.org#1][wsvn.com#1][krdo.com#1]