Federal report says pilots weren’t warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami

A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report revealed that air traffic controllers did not warn Amazon cargo pilots about strong tailwinds before a crash in Miami last month, resulting in five fatalities. The plane careened off the runway, striking a van and killing all five people inside. The controller failed to relay the wind advisory to the pilots, even though federal regulations mandate this information when a tail wind exists.

The plane, loaded with Amazon packages, landed faster than anticipated and traveled 1,200 feet beyond the runway's edge, smashing into a cleaning company van. The pilots, inexperienced with each other at the time, had minor injuries, while five people died and several others were injured. The crash of the 32-year-old Boeing 767, originally designed for passengers and converted to a cargo plane in 2016, occurred shortly after Amazon began working with the North Carolina airline.