NTSB Releases Preliminary CVR, FDR Data from Prime Air 767 Runway Overrun

The National Transportation Safety Board released preliminary findings from the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 that overran the runway at Miami International Airport in February 2025. The aircraft, operating as 21 Air Flight 7598, struck a van on an airport perimeter road, killing five of seven occupants, then hit navigation equipment, two fences, and an SUV before stopping in a parking lot and catching fire.\n\nThe recording shows the pilots acknowledged the aircraft was too fast during the approach. In the final minutes, they called for progressive flap settings, starting at 1 degree about six minutes before impact, advancing through 5, 15, and 20 degrees, and lowered the landing gear with 2 minutes 37 seconds remaining.\n\nThe NTSB stressed that the information is preliminary and subject to change. It did not identify which pilot was flying. The captain, age 55, had 7,145 flight hours and received a 767 type rating in May of the same year. The first officer, age 37, had 2,665 hours and received the rating in 2025.\n\nThe cockpit voice recorder held more than two hours of good-quality audio across four channels, while the flight data recorder contained about 54 hours of data. The NTSB released a summary of the last 6 minutes 2 seconds of audio and the final 30 seconds of flight data.\n\nThe transcript covers the approach to runway 30 after the crew checked in with Miami tower and received landing clearance. The runway overrun occurred after a long landing, according to video evidence. The NTSB continues to examine the accident.