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Fatal cargo plane crash: Miami-Dade sheriff identifies 5 dead; NTSB plans 7 p.m. update
WPLG Local 10 • • general
Key Points:
- A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane overshot Miami International Airport’s runway, striking a van and a car, resulting in five fatalities and five injuries; the van's occupants were employees of a cleaning company servicing planes at MIA.
- The five deceased were identified as Rolando Aleman Leon, Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, Julio C. Pineda, Carlos Acosta Fajardo, and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo; three injured individuals remain hospitalized with two in critical condition.
- The plane, operated by North Carolina-based 21 Air for Amazon Prime Air, landed amid stormy weather and traveled 1,300 feet past the runway before colliding with vehicles and coming to rest near parked Tesla Robotaxis.
- Emergency responders battled a complex fire at the crash site using foam, and two of MIA’s four runways remained closed for safety and investigation purposes.
- The National Transportation Safety Board and Miami-Dade authorities are conducting ongoing investigations, with a public update scheduled and requests for witness information to assist in the probe.
