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The Amazon cargo plane, operated by 21 Air, overran the runway by about 1,300 feet while landing at Miami International Airport on Sept. 6.
Roosevelt Sebastian Perdomo Torres said he was flung from the van after it was hit by the Boeing 767 plane.
There were past safety issues within the cargo company that was operating the ill-fated Amazon prime jet, according to a former pilot who worked there.
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The pilots applied brakes, then released them and increased throttle in an apparent go-around attempt, according to investigators. The Boeing 767 was operated by 21 Air LLC, a Greensboro-based cargo c