NTSB Releases Preliminary CVR Transcript From Prime Air Crash

At least one pilot recognized the 767 was ‘too fast’ on approach, the agency says.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 overran the runway at Miami, causing multiple impacts and five fatalities, after its pilots recognized the aircraft was too fast on approach.
Cockpit voice recorder (CVR) data indicates one pilot repeatedly voiced concerns about excessive speed during the final 90 seconds, without consistent verbal acknowledgment or immediate corrective action from the other pilot.
Flight data recorder (FDR) analysis shows the aircraft landed long and fast, initiated a late go-around attempt at 120 knots, but then reduced power and reapplied brakes without deploying speed brakes or thrust reversers, leading to the runway excursion.

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The transcript of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) aboard the Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 that went off the runway at Miami International Airport (KMIA) reveals the pilots recognized the aircraft was too fast on the approach.

On Wednesday the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released information gleaned from the last few minutes of the CVR and flight data recorder (FDR) of 21 Air Flight 7598. Video of the event shows the aircraft landing long and going off the departure end of the runway. The jet struck a van driving on an airport perimeter road, killing five of the seven people inside, collided with navigational equipment, and went through two fences and struck an SUV before coming to a stop in a parking lot and catching fire.