Key Facts

• The cargo jet overran the runway, hit a cleaning crew van, went through a fence, and crashed into an SUV on a city street.
• All five people killed were in the van owned by Professional Ocean Service Corp., which cleans airplanes.
• Five other people were injured; the pilot and co-pilot have been released from the hospital.
• The NTSB is investigating why the plane could not stop, including the absence of a system to slow or stop jets that go off the runway.
• Miami International Airport does not have a special safety system found in about 120 U.S. airports, but it has a long safety zone at the runway’s end.
• The plane landed during strong winds, and experts think the wind pushed the plane farther down the runway than expected.
• The pilot did not abort the landing despite the difficult conditions, and air traffic control did not change the landing plan to face the wind.
• The plane was originally a passenger jet but was converted to a cargo plane and operated by 21 Air for Amazon.