Amazon Cargo Jet Increased Thrust Before Runway Overrun

An Amazon cargo plane that crashed at Miami International Airport on September 6 increased thrust just seconds before it overran the runway and careered into two vehicles, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. The crash killed five people and injured five others. According to the NTSB, the plane’s brakes were applied shortly after touchdown, but the throttles were subsequently increased to values consistent with go-around thrust. The NTSB is still investigating the cause of the crash and will interview both pilots on September 9. The plane’s flight data show that the brakes were later reapplied and the throttles idled, but there is no indication that the aircraft’s speed brakes or thrust reversers were deployed after touchdown. The NTSB has recovered the plane’s two black boxes, which contain data and cockpit audio from the flight. The Amazon.com Inc. cargo plane was operated by subcontractor 21 Air and was carrying a load of contact lenses. The incident was the second major fatal U.S. cargo-plane accident in less than a year, following the November 2025 crash of a UPS Inc. freighter shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Amazon Air has increasingly shifted toward larger aircraft capable of handling longer flights and bulk shipments, with the 767 model involved in the crash accounting for the largest portion of its fleet.