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An Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing five people and injuring five others after overrunning the runway. Witness Abraham Altamar reported speaking with one of the pilots, who expressed distress about his career being over. The NTSB investigation found the plane was coming in too fast with no speed brakes or thrust reversers deployed.
The widow of a pilot killed in Sunday's Boeing 767 crash at Miami International Airport filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon, 21 Air, and Atlas Air, alleging pilot error, inadequate training, and unsafe aircraft conditions caused the disaster that killed five people. The complaint accuses the pilots of landing far beyond the safe zone at excessive speed and failing to execute a go-around, while citing the flight operator's poor crew supervision and the aircraft owner's failure to maintain critical braking systems.
The widow of a man killed in an Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon Inc., Amazon Air Cargo, and related companies, alleging pilot error, inadequate training, and use of an aging aircraft contributed to the preventable tragedy that claimed her husband's life.