UPDATE (Sept. 6, 2026 evening): Miami-Dade officials said at least five people were killed when an Amazon cargo plane — a Boeing 767-300 operating as 21 Air Flight 7598 / Amazon Prime Air — overran a Miami International Airport runway around 2 p.m. Sunday, struck vehicles and burst into flames, The Associated Press reported via The Hill. Officials also reported three people in critical condition and two hospitalized with less severe injuries.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah said some people were trapped in vehicles and that the pilot and copilot were trapped in the aircraft; crews were still dealing with a fuel leak hours later, AP reported. More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded. Scene images showed the freighter largely intact on its belly beside a roadway near semi-trucks.

CNN, citing a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office evening briefing, said there was no apparent threat to public safety while the scene remained active. CNN reported the jet landed on runway 30 (more than 9,000 feet); a review of ATC audio found the pilots did not declare an emergency before landing. Inspection crews found no debris on the runway, but the plane damaged navigational equipment when it left the pavement. A ground stop was lifted around 5 p.m. ET, with a ground delay into Monday due to the disabled aircraft, CNN reported, citing the FAA.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it is gathering information and sending a team to Miami led by Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy; the FAA is investigating, CNN and AP reported. Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said the company is working with authorities and that “our absolute priority is the safety, well-being, and care of everyone involved,” confirming an Amazon Air plane operated by 21 Air. AP, citing Flightradar24, said the 32-year-old Boeing 767 was converted from passenger to cargo configuration in 2015. The flight was San Juan (SJU) to Miami (MIA).

Earlier Sunday: The FAA said 21 Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-300 cargo jet from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, overran the runway after landing at MIA around 2 p.m., and that “The FAA will investigate,” as quoted by NBC 6 and WSVN 7News. The FAA’s NAS Status had listed a Miami ground stop from about 1:43 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT “due to disabled aircraft on the runway.” Earlier local and national desks described Prime Air branding and video of the freighter departing the end of Runway 30 / a perimeter road; injury counts were not yet confirmed by officials at first publish.

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