NTSB preliminary report details Amazon Air cargo plane crash in Miami that killed five
An Amazon Air Boeing 767 operated by 21Air overran the runway at Miami International Airport on September 6, 2026, killing five people in a van on the ground. The NTSB preliminary report found the plane touched down 3,750 feet past the runway threshold at excessive speed, speed brakes and thrust reversers were not used, and the air traffic controller did not provide required wind information before clearing the landing.
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Divergence score
5 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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3 bias groups
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Washington Times
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
CNN
Amazon Air cargo plane flew past nearly half of Miami runway before deadly landing, NTSB says
detailed technical reconstruction of the crash sequence · neutral
NY Post
Federal report says pilots weren't warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami
controller gave wind advisory to different flight minutes earlier · negative
First to report
- CNNfirst
- Washington Times+4.9 h
- Reuters+7.3 h
- New York Times+7.4 h
- NY Post+15.4 h
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Headlines that changed · the same article, re-listed with a new headline
Reuters · 2026-10-02 04:58 UTC
Pilots of crashed Amazon cargo plane were unaware of wind conditions - reuters.com
Reuters · 2026-10-02 08:28 UTC
Pilots of crashed Amazon cargo plane were unaware of wind conditions - Reuters
Reuters · 2026-10-02 09:04 UTC
Pilots of crashed Amazon cargo plane were unaware of wind conditions - reuters.com
The split, in one line
CNN provides full technical detail on the landing sequence while others lead with controller failed to warn about wind; NYT adds the pilots had never worked together before.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Amazon Air cargo plane flew past nearly half of Miami runway before deadly landing, NTSB says”CNN CNN LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“Federal report says pilots weren't warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami”NYP NY Post RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Pilots of crashed Amazon cargo plane were unaware of wind conditions” · Reuters
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8 tracked claims across 5 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
The plane touched down approximately 3,750 feet past the runway threshold at excessive speed
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