Pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that crashed in Miami, killing five people, were issued multiple warnings for flying too low and acknowledged they were going too fast before overshooting the runway, according to transcripts released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
The cockpit voice recorder for Prime Air flight 7598 captured remarks from one of the pilots about the aircraft's high rate of speed approximately 100 seconds before impact. The other pilot also made additional comments regarding the plane's excessive speed throughout the remainder of the recording, with no consistent verbal response noted, the NTSB stated.
The autopilot system appears to have disconnected seconds after these remarks. An electronic "too low terrain" alert sounded four times. The recording captured the plane landing on the runway, followed by sounds indicative of the aircraft departing the paved surface.
The Boeing 767 cargo plane crashed on the runway at Miami International Airport around 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 6, 2026, before plowing into multiple vehicles and erupting in flames. Five individuals died in the incident, and five others were injured, including the pilots, identified as Felipe Silva Molina, 37, and Joseph Carroll, 55.
Federal investigators are examining whether the plane landed too late to stop safely on the runway.