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Amazon Delivery Plane Crashes and Still Arrives Faster Than Your Last Order
By BSN Staff, . BSN Network. Satire.
MIAMI, FL. An Amazon cargo aircraft overran the runway at Miami International Airport Monday, killing at least five people and injuring several others in what federal investigators are calling an active and ongoing investigation into circumstances that are not yet fully understood by anyone currently authorized to speak about them.
The plane, a Boeing 767 operated on behalf of Amazon Air, came to rest in a grassy area beyond the runway's end, which airport officials described in a statement as "an area not typically associated with aircraft parking."
Authorities confirmed that the cause of the runway exceedance, which is the technical term the aviation industry uses so nobody has to say "the plane couldn't stop," remains unknown at this time.
The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched a go-team to the site Monday evening. A spokesperson said investigators would be examining the flight data recorder, the cockpit voice recorder, and "all relevant operational factors," which is a phrase that means everything and therefore nothing.
"We are committed to a thorough, methodical, and complete examination of the totality of the circumstances that led to this event," the spokesperson said, visibly reading from a card.
Bystanders near the perimeter reported seeing packages scattered across the infield grass. One witness, a 34-year-old logistics coordinator named Derek Paulson, said he recognized the Amazon smile logo on several boxes from a distance of roughly two hundred yards.
"My first thought, honestly, was that mine was probably in there," Paulson said. "I've been waiting on a router since Thursday."
He confirmed he had already checked the tracking app twice since the crash.
Amazon issued a statement expressing that the company was "deeply saddened" and "fully cooperating with all relevant authorities," and that the safety of its team members, partners, and customers remained its "top priority," a phrase the company has used in 34 separate press releases this calendar year according to a count nobody has done but that feels exactly right.
The statement did not address why, at 11:47 PM Monday, the Amazon app updated the delivery status of at least three packages that had been aboard the aircraft to "Out for Delivery."
One recipient, a woman in Coral Gables who asked to be identified only as Renee, said she received a notification telling her to check her front porch. She did. There was nothing there. She left a one-star review for the driver.
Federal Aviation Administration officials said the airport's main runway would remain closed during the investigation, causing significant delays to commercial traffic. Airlines began rebooking passengers within the hour.
Spirit Airlines said the situation would have no impact on its operations, as its flights were already delayed for unrelated reasons.
At a press conference Monday night, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Paul Martinez confirmed five fatalities and said the number of injured remained fluid. He asked the public to avoid the area and to refrain from approaching any debris.
He did not specify whether that request extended to packages that had cleared the perimeter fence and come to rest on NW 72nd Avenue, where at least one had been picked up by a passing cyclist who said it looked like it might be a blender.
The NTSB said its preliminary report would be available within thirty days.
Amazon Prime members were offered a one-month extension on their annual subscription.
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