National Transportation Safety Board releases cockpit recording details from fatal Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami

The crash resulted in five fatalities on the ground, ten injuries, and triggered a federal safety investigation into cargo plane operations, maintenance records, and cockpit communications.

• •A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane repeatedly warned they were coming in too fast nearly two minutes before overshooting the Miami runway.
• •The pilot urged the crew to abort the landing at the last second, according to National Transportation Safety Board highlights from the cockpit recording.
• •The other pilot did not consistently respond to the speed warnings.
• •The cargo plane barreled roughly 1,300 feet (396 meters) past the end of the runway.
• •The aircraft smashed into a van carrying plane cleaning company workers and hit a compact SUV before catching fire.
• •All five people who died were occupants of the van.
• •Five other people were injured, including two remaining in critical condition on Tuesday.
• •Both pilots survived the crash.
• •The aircraft involved was a 32-year-old Boeing 767 converted to a cargo plane in 2015.
• •The final flight was operated by 21 Air, a North Carolina-based cargo carrier.
• •National Transportation Safety Board investigators are reviewing the jet's ownership history, maintenance records, and 21 Air operations.