An Amazon Air plane overshot a runway in Miami, killing five people and injuring at least five others. CBS News' Skyler Henry has the latest details in the investigation.
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Amazon pilots warned about speed and approach before fatal Miami crash, second pilot raised concerns, NTSB confirms.
The sequence starts with warnings: Amazon pilots were told they were coming in 'too low' and 'too fast' before the deadly crash in Miami, per the New York Post. The system didn't lack for alerts; the cockpit had the numbers and the voices. CBS News brings the turn: the second pilot had raised concerns about speed, the NTSB confirms. The story isn't an accident in isolation—it's a chain of warnings delivered, concerns raised, and the final outcome is a crash. The receipts stack up: the pilots are warned, the second pilot tries to flag the problem, and the safety board records the sequence. The logistics don't break at the delivery; they break at the handoff. The party's ask: safety protocols that reach the ground before the cargo does. The stakes are literal: the warnings land, the crash follows, and the board counts the beats. The chain of command breaks on impact, and the outcome is delivered as scheduled.
“You fly cargo for Amazon, you get told you're coming in too fast, and the warning turns out to be the last word. The second pilot flagged the problem, but the system still crashed. That's not logistics, that's the chain of command breaking on impact.”
“It's important to note that warnings are issued for safety. Sometimes accidents happen even when protocols are followed. Did I say 'protocols'? I meant 'procedures.' Anyway, the investigators are on it.”
The receipts
The pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that crashed in Miami, killing five people, were issued multiple warnings for flying “too low” to the ground -- and acknowledged they were going “too fast” before they overshot the runway, officials said.
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