Five people were killed when an Amazon-branded Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft overran a runway at Miami International Airport on September 6, 2026, struck multiple vehicles on a road beside the airfield and caught fire.
The aircraft had flown from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and left runway 30 shortly before 2 p.m. Eastern time. It came to rest near two semi-trucks at the northwest end of the airport, where a large column of smoke was visible. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews found the aircraft burning on arrival and worked to extinguish the fire while treating patients at the scene. Five people were injured and taken to hospitals.
The flight was operated by 21 Air, a contract carrier that flies for Amazon. Kelly Nantel, an Amazon spokesperson, said the company was working with local authorities and officials to establish what happened, and that its priority was the safety and care of everyone involved.
Airport operations stopped immediately. All runways and taxiways closed, and a ground stop halted arrivals. Two of the four runways reopened after 5 p.m. Eastern time, with a ground delay still in place because the damaged aircraft remained on the airfield. About 250 flights were delayed by late afternoon.
The National Transportation Safety Board is gathering information and the Federal Aviation Administration identified the aircraft. Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy were among the officials responding to the accident. No cause has been established.