Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows
Data from the NTSB indicates that a pilot warned their co-pilot about the Amazon cargo plane's "excessive speed" shortly before a fatal crash. This warning was met with an "uneven response" even as alarms, including a "too low terrain" callout, sounded.

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AI-generatedData from the NTSB indicates that a pilot warned their co-pilot about the Amazon cargo plane's "excessive speed" shortly before a fatal crash. This warning was met with an "uneven response" even as alarms, including a "too low terrain" callout, sounded. Aviation attorney Pablo Rojas suggested this indicates a "doomed approach." Further data revealed that the aircraft's flaps, crucial for slowing down for landing, were deployed late in the sequence, potentially due to the pilots reacting to their high speed. The plane, Amazon Prime Air Flight 7598, overshot the runway, struck ground equipment and vehicles, resulting in the deaths of five plane-cleaning crew members.
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5 extractedFive people in the van died in the crash.
The plane struck equipment, a van, and a car after overshooting the runway.
There was an electronic 'too low terrain' callout during the flight.
Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows.
The flap deployment happened much later in the accident sequence, possibly due to pilots responding to excessive speed.