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 NPR, CBS News, The Guardian, 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: 19h 10m
- Coverage: 14 reports from 11 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 7 → 12 publications in 12h 25m
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All-time coverage
15 publications have covered this story since CurrentWire first saw it: NPR, BBC News, PBS NewsHour, The Guardian, CBS News, Al Jazeera, France 24, ABC News, The Verge, The Hill, Fox News, NBC News, CBC News, Global News, National Post.
Corroborated details
Details appearing in reports from multiple independent sources:
- “5 dead” — NPR, PBS NewsHour, CBS News, The Hill, Fox News
Coverage
14 reports from 11 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)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
The GuardianTier B
Federal investigators search for cause of Amazon cargo jet crash that killed five(opens original report in a new tab)Theories begin to emerge that plane may have landed too fast and too far down the runway to be able to stop in time Federal investigators got plans under way on Monday for determining what caused an Amazon cargo jet to… — The Guardian
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
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
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 updateThe Verge joined coverage
Story updateCoverage went from 7 to 11 sources
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Story updateCoverage went from 11 to 13 sources
Reported by The Guardian
Story updateCoverage went from 13 to 12 sources
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 88.4 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 33.6 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 19.4 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 3.5 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 1.8 of 5
Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.
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