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NTSB Investigation Continues into Fatal Cargo Plane Crash at Miami Airport
Just the facts
Amazon Air Flight 7598 overran the runway at Miami International Airport and struck an airport service vehicle, killing five employees of an aircraft cleaning company inside the van. Preliminary data from the cockpit voice recorder and flight recorders indicated that the flight crew attempted to abort an unsteady landing seconds before the crash. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board reported that while the plane's wheel brakes were engaged, speed brakes and thrust reversers failed to deploy. Authorities identified all five victims who died in the ground vehicle following the runway excursion.
Why this is news
The National Transportation Safety Board released preliminary flight data following a fatal aircraft overrun at Miami International Airport.
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