At Least Five Killed After 21 Air Boeing 767 Overruns Miami Runway

MIAMI — At least five people were killed and five others injured after a Boeing 767-300 freighter operated by 21 Air (2I) for Amazon Prime Air overran a runway at Miami International Airport (MIA) on Sunday, September 6. Local officials confirmed the deaths and injuries, Reuters reported. Three of the injured were in critical condition at Sunday’s briefing.

Flight 7598 overran the runway after landing at around 14:00 EDT, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It had departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said the company was working with local authorities and prioritizing care for those affected, according to Reuters.

NTSB Recovers Both Recorders

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday, according to Reuters. Both Pilots survived, and all five people killed were in two vehicles struck on the ground: a van carrying seven members of an airline cleaning crew and an SUV outside the airport perimeter.

Homendy said the recorders were being taken to Washington for evaluation. The investigation remained in its early stages, and a probable cause would be determined at its conclusion.

Cirium Details N1997A’s History

Flightradar24 identified the aircraft as N1997A. The FAA registry records serial number 27310, a Boeing 767-33A built in 1994.

An aircraft profile dated September 7 and supplied to Airways by aviation analytics company Cirium lists the aircraft as a Boeing 767-300ERBDSF, a converted freighter. It was delivered to Sobelair on June 24, 1994. Cirium records its cargo conversion on June 23, 2016, and its return to operation with 21 Air on January 27, 2025, after previously operating with Atlas Air.

Cirium lists Andromeda Leasing II as the owner, Titan Aviation Leasing as the manager and operational lessor, and Amazon.com Services as the sublessor. Its July 2026 utilization records show 109,795 cumulative flight hours and 24,426 cycles. Those figures predate the accident and do not establish the aircraft’s condition or the cause of the overrun.

21 Air’s Fleet Extends Beyond Amazon

A separate Cirium fleet trend report supplied to Airways, generated September 7, lists 18 aircraft under its 2026 “Total In Service” measure: 13 Boeing 767s and five Boeing 757s. Eight 767s are listed as operated for Amazon Air. Seven aircraft are listed for DHL Aviation, comprising four 767s and three 757s. The remaining three aircraft have no customer identified in the report’s “Operated For” field.

Across the report’s annual columns, 21 Air’s total rises from two aircraft in 2016 to five in 2023, ten in 2024, 13 in 2025 and 18 in 2026. These are operator-wide figures covering more than the Amazon operation. They are database fleet counts, not a verified count of aircraft available to fly after Sunday’s accident.

Miami Flight Disruption

Two of Miami’s four runways were still closed at the time of Monday’s NTSB briefing, Reuters reported. Investigators were collecting evidence while crews removed fuel from the aircraft and scene.

Earlier Monday, Local 10 reported 129 domestic flight delays and 65 cancellations at MIA, citing FlightAware. Those airport-wide figures were a morning snapshot; the report does not establish that every affected flight was delayed or canceled because of the crash. MIA advises travelers to check their flight status with their airline before leaving for the airport.

UPDATE — September 7, 2026: This article has been updated with Monday’s NTSB briefing and Cirium’s aircraft history and fleet data.