Family of Amazon plane crash victim files wrongful-death suit against airline and pilots
Yaraisi Santiso Morejon sued Amazon, its cargo arm, 21 Air and the two pilots after her husband died in a Boeing 767-300 overrun at Miami International Airport.
Yaraisi Santiso Morejon brought a wrongful-death action against Amazon, its air-cargo subsidiary, the charter carrier 21 Air and the two pilots who survived a runway overrun at Miami International Airport. The complaint claims the crew attempted a high-speed landing while contending a tailwind, pointing to pilot error and inadequate training as primary causes. The Boeing 767-300, on its third flight of the day, left the runway, hit navigational aids and then struck a Ford van owned by Professional Ocean Service Corp., a cleaning contractor for airlines.
The impact killed Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, who was driving the van, and four of his co-workers as they were leaving work. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy described the accident sequence, and Morejon’s lawyer Mike Morgan highlighted the airline’s responsibility for the tragedy.
Why it matters
The suit highlights safety and liability issues in commercial cargo aviation after a fatal runway accident.
How this story developed
- Sep 6 Cargo Boeing 767 linked to Amazon overruns Miami runway, massive smoke plume observed
- Sep 7 Reporters now note five deaths and five injuries associated with the incident.
- Sep 7 Three of the injured remain in critical condition and the pilot and co‑pilot were reported trapped in the cockpit.
- Sep 8 NTSB retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders and sent them to its headquarters.
- Sep 9 NTSB released analysis showing pilots delayed brake application, released brakes and added thrust, and that speed brakes and thrust reversers were not deployed.
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