{
  "id": 11273778,
  "title": "Federal report says pilots weren’t warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/federal-report-says-pilots-werent-warned-about-wind-before-amazon",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T20:33:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/10/01/federal-report-says-pilots-werent-warned-about-wind-before-amazon-cargo-plane-crashed-in-miami"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}