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Miami plane crash witness recalls pilot’s distress
WPBF • • business
Key Points:
- The NTSB believes the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane considered aborting the landing moments before the crash at Miami International Airport, which killed five people and injured five others.
- The plane overran the runway and collided with two vehicles, including a van carrying seven people, leading to a fiery accident witnessed by Abraham Altamar, who described one pilot as nervous and visibly shaken.
- Data showed the plane’s throttles were set to full power seconds before the crash, but speed brakes and thrust reversers were not deployed, suggesting the plane was coming in too fast and above the glide path.
- The pilots have been identified as Joseph Carroll, 55, and Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37; investigators plan to release cockpit voice recordings for further analysis.
- A pilot involved in the crash reportedly called his wife afterward to confirm he was alive, despite visible bruises and shock.
