Five killed as Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
Video footage shows the aircraft burst into flames in Sunday's deadly incident.
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Summary based on reporting from CBC News, NPR, ABC News, CBS News, Global News, The Verge, BBC News, The Hill, NBC News, PBS NewsHour, Fox News, Al Jazeera and France 24.
Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: NBC News · Sep 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM ET
- Coverage span: 17h 26m
- Coverage: 16 reports from 13 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 7 → 13 publications in 12h 0m
Automated coverage analysis
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All-time coverage
15 publications have covered this story since CurrentWire first saw it: NPR, BBC News, CBC News, PBS NewsHour, CBS News, Al Jazeera, France 24, ABC News, The Verge, The Hill, Global News, Fox News, NBC News, National Post, The Guardian.
Corroborated details
Details appearing in reports from multiple independent sources:
- “5 dead” — NPR, CBC News, PBS NewsHour, CBS News, ABC News, The Hill, Global News, Fox News
- “5 injured” — ABC News, Fox News
Coverage
16 reports from 13 publications.
Excerpts are the summaries each publisher distributes with its own feed, shortened and attributed.
NPRTier A
5 dead after Amazon cargo plane overruns runway at Miami airport(opens original report in a new tab)Five people were killed when a cargo plane crashed at the Miami International Airport on Sunday. — NPR
BBC NewsTier A
Five killed as Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport(opens original report in a new tab)CBC NewsTier A
At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barrels off Miami runway and smashes into cars: authorities(opens original report in a new tab)PBS NewsHourTier A
At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barreled off runway at Miami airport(opens original report in a new tab)The aircraft overran the runway around 2 p.m. after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Five people were killed, three critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries, Miami-Dade County… — PBS NewsHour
NPRTier A
At least five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport(opens original report in a new tab)An Amazon Prime cargo plane was landing at the airport around 2 p.m. ET on Sunday when it overran the runway, crashed and rammed into vehicles on the ground, according to FAA. — NPR
CBS NewsTier B
Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway in Miami in deadly crash(opens original report in a new tab)An Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway in Miami, Florida, killing at least five people and injuring more, authorities said. The NTSB and FAA are investigating the crash. Skyler Henry reports. — CBS News
Al JazeeraTier B
Moment Amazon plane crash lands in Miami(opens original report in a new tab)Moment Amazon plane crash lands in Miami — Al Jazeera
CBS NewsTier B
At least 5 dead in Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami airport(opens original report in a new tab)An Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport and struck several vehicles, killing at least five people and injuring five others, officials said. — CBS News
France 24Tier B
Five dead after Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway in Miami(opens original report in a new tab)At least five people died when an Amazon Prime Air cargo flight overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, local officials said. — France 24
ABC NewsTier B
5 dead, 5 injured in Amazon cargo plane incident at Miami International Airport(opens original report in a new tab)An Amazon Air cargo plane overran the runway at Miami International Airport, Amazon confirmed. — ABC News
CBS NewsTier B
Amazon cargo jet runs off Miami airport runway, crashes into multiple vehicles(opens original report in a new tab)Emergency crews rushed into action on Sunday after an Amazon cargo jet ran off the runway in Miami. At least five people were killed. Lindsey Reiser reports on what we know so far. — CBS News
The VergeTier B
An Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport(opens original report in a new tab)A plane bearing an Amazon logo overran the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday during landing, crashing into vehicles and resulting in multiple injuries. The extent of the damage or the seriousness of the… — The Verge
The HillTier B
At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barreled off runway at Miami airport(opens original report in a new tab)The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft overran the runway at around 2 p.m. after heading into Florida from San Juan, Puerto Rico. — The Hill
Global NewsTier B
At least 5 dead after Amazon plane overruns runway at Miami airport(opens original report in a new tab)Miam-Dade Fire Rescue said more than 60 units are on scene of the incident, saying the plane struck multiple vehicles near the airport. — Global News
Fox NewsTier B
Amazon cargo plane overruns Miami airport runway and strikes 'multiple' vehicles; 5 dead, 5 injured(opens original report in a new tab)All runways and taxiways at Miami International Airport were closed after an Amazon cargo jet, a Boeing 767-300, overran the runway, officials said. — Fox News
NBC NewsTier B
Five dead after Amazon cargo plane overruns runway at Miami airport(opens original report in a new tab)Multiple people were also taken to hospitals with unknown injuries, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said. — NBC News
How coverage developed
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Story updateCoverage went from 7 to 11 sources
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How CurrentWire compiled this story
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 86 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 30.9 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 20 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 3.5 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 1.6 of 5
Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.
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