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Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows

One pilot told the other about the aircraft's "excessive speed" but received an uneven response even as alarms sounded.

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For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway repeatedly warned his counterpart they were going too fast, according to flight information.

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Amazon cargo plane runway overrun at Miami International Airport

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Amazon has suspended its cargo flights with 21 Air after one of the carrier's Boeing 767-300 aircraft overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport on 6 September, killing five people in vehicles struck by the plane and injuring five others. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating; preliminary data indicate the pilots tried to abort the landing after one warned of excessive speed, and both flight recorders have been recovered for analysis.

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Amazon has suspended its cargo flights with 21 Air, the carrier whose Boeing 767-300 overran the runway at Miami International Airport on 6 September.

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Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data showsBBC News – World
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Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows

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A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fastNPR – US
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A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast

For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway repeatedly warned his counterpart they were going too fast, according to flight information.

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