A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast
For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway repeatedly warned his counterpart they were going too fast, according to flight information.
- 1. A cockpit voice recording revealed one pilot warned of excessive speed for nearly two minutes before the fatal Miami crash.
- 2. Flight data shows the aircraft made an unsteady landing in strong winds and briefly attempted a rejected landing before crashing.
- 3. Flightradar24 estimated the Amazon cargo plane touched down nearly halfway down the 9,360-foot runway.
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