On September 6, 2026, an Amazon Air Boeing 767-300 freighter operated by 21 Air as Flight 7598 overran Runway 30 during landing at Miami International Airport (MIA). Flight tracking data indicated that the aircraft was still traveling at 112 knots (approximately 129 miles per hour) as it left the usable runway surface. The high-speed runway excursion resulted in five fatalities and five injuries, with three of the injured in critical condition.
The 32-year-old aircraft, registered N1997A, had departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and touched down in Miami at around 13:53 local time. Upon overrunning the runway, the freighter broke through the airport perimeter fence and plowed into vehicles on a public road before catching fire. The two pilots on board survived the accident.
According to reports from AeroTime and Aerospace Global News, the aircraft collided with a Ford van carrying seven employees of a cleaning company, as well as a Toyota SUV parked near an Amazon warehouse. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue dispatched over 60 emergency units and approximately 200 personnel to the scene to extricate trapped individuals, extinguish the fire, and manage a hazardous fuel leak.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy described the crash site as "utter devastation." On September 7, federal investigators successfully recovered both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder. The black boxes are being transported to the NTSB laboratory in Washington, D.C., for detailed analysis. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is also investigating the accident alongside the NTSB.
Weather reports at the time of the landing indicated thunderstorms over the airfield, with winds gusting up to 26 knots. The NTSB is expected to examine runway surface conditions, braking performance, touchdown point, and the functionality of the aircraft's spoilers and thrust reversers. The crash disrupted airport operations during the busy Labor Day holiday weekend, forcing a temporary ground stop before two of the airport's four runways were reopened.
