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Cockpit Data Shows Airspeed Warnings Prior to Miami Cargo Plane Crash

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Cockpit flight data indicates one pilot issued multiple warnings over nearly two minutes stating the aircraft was approaching the runway too fast. The cargo plane failed to stop on the runway and crashed during its landing sequence in Miami. Federal investigators are reviewing cockpit voice recordings and flight instrument data to establish the operational causes of the crash.

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Flight data from an Amazon cargo aircraft that overran a runway in Miami revealed that one pilot repeatedly warned the other about excessive airspeed prior to landing.

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