New information from the National Transportation Safety Board is shedding more light on the final moments before an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport, revealing that one pilot repeatedly warned the other that the aircraft was “too fast.”
As Fox News reported, the Boeing 767, operated by cargo airline 21 Air, crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. Five people on the ground were killed when the aircraft traveled beyond the runway and struck a van.
The pilots were identified as Capt. Joseph Carroll, 55, and First Officer Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37. Both pilots were employed by 21 Air.
According to an NTSB summary of the cockpit voice recorder, one of the pilots repeatedly warned that the aircraft was “too fast” during the final approach and after the plane touched down.
The NTSB has not said which pilot issued the warnings or which pilot was receiving them.
The warnings continued for nearly two minutes, according to investigators. The pilot receiving the warnings did not provide “a consistent verbal response,” the NTSB said in its summary of the cockpit voice recording.
The newly released information adds to investigators’ understanding of what happened as the aircraft approached Miami International Airport in difficult conditions.
Flight data showed that the aircraft made an unstable approach while dealing with strong winds.
The cockpit voice recorder also captured automated warnings during the descent, including repeated “sink rate” and “too low terrain” alerts.
After the aircraft touched down, the pilots briefly attempted to take off again.
According to the NTSB, they advanced the throttles and released the brakes before abandoning the maneuver approximately four seconds later.
The plane then resumed braking, but there was not enough runway remaining to bring the aircraft to a stop.
Data from FlightRadar24 indicated that the Amazon cargo aircraft initially touched down nearly 5,000 feet into Runway 30.
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The runway measures 9,360 feet in total, meaning less than half of its length remained after touchdown.
The aircraft ultimately traveled approximately 1,300 feet beyond the end of the runway before striking a van.
The five people inside the van were members of a crew that cleaned aircraft at Miami International Airport, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday.
Five additional people were injured in the crash. Two of those injured were in critical condition as of Tuesday, according to the report.
The pilots were also injured in the incident. They were treated and released before meeting with investigators Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.
The NTSB has not yet released a complete transcript of the cockpit conversation.
Investigators are continuing to examine the flight data recorder, cockpit voice recorder and other evidence as they work to determine exactly what caused the crash.
The latest findings provide additional information about the aircraft’s approach and the communications between the two pilots, but investigators have not yet issued a final determination on the cause of the accident.
The repeated warnings about the aircraft’s speed are among the details investigators are examining.
The NTSB’s summary indicates that the warnings continued through a critical portion of the flight, including the final approach and period after touchdown.
The aircraft’s unstable approach, the strong winds, its touchdown location on the runway, and the brief attempt to go around will all be part of the investigation.
Officials have been examining the aircraft and runway area since the crash. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, investigators were photographed inspecting the Amazon cargo plane at Miami International Airport.
The incident prompted a major emergency response at the airport and has raised additional questions about the sequence of events leading up to the runway overrun.
For now, the NTSB is continuing its investigation, and the complete cockpit recording has not been made public.
Investigators are expected to use that recording, along with flight data and other evidence, to reconstruct the aircraft’s final approach and determine what happened before the crash.
The latest information makes clear that speed warnings were repeatedly heard in the cockpit, but the NTSB has not assigned responsibility for the warnings or established whether they directly contributed to the accident.
The investigation remains ongoing.
