NTSB investigation Day 6: the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have been analyzed; the cockpit voice recorder produced the specific findings documented September 13 (‘we’re coming in too fast,’ automatic warnings blaring). The four formal inquiry areas — piloting, airfield, weather, aircraft condition — are all actively being investigated. The preliminary report is expected within the standard 30-day NTSB timeline, meaning approximately September 38 from the date of the crash.
THE WORKERS — ONYX’S NAMING COMMITMENT
ONYX committed on September 8 to name the five workers killed in the Professional Ocean Service van when their identities are officially confirmed and publicly released. As of September 14, official identification confirmation and public release from Dade County Medical Examiner and Miami-Dade Police remains ongoing. ONYX will name each worker at the level of official confirmation. They were airport contract workers. They were doing their jobs. The cockpit voice recorder has now confirmed the crew knew they were coming in too fast. The five workers did not know. They were in a van.
THE BOEING ACCOUNTABILITY
The 32-year-old Boeing 767-300 at the center of the investigation: ONYX has connected the aircraft to the broader Boeing accountability arc (September 8) while being precise about what has and has not been determined. The NTSB’s aircraft condition inquiry is examining maintenance records and the aircraft’s specific operational history. The cockpit voice recorder evidence is specific to crew performance. Whether aircraft condition is a contributing factor is from the investigation, not yet confirmed.
Day 6. The flight recorders have been analyzed. The crew knew they were coming in too fast. The EMAS was not there. The workers are not yet named. The investigation has 24 more days before its preliminary report. ONYX is here for each one.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
▸ Worker identification — ONYX will name the five when officially confirmed
▸ NTSB preliminary report — approximately Day 30 from crash date (approximately October 7)
▸ FAA response — whether the FAA issues guidance on EMAS requirements following the cockpit voice recorder findings
▸ Amazon / 21 Air — whether either entity has made public statements following the CVR disclosure
| CONFIDENCE: HIGH | NTSB Day 6 investigation ongoing, five workers not yet officially named as of this publication from ONYX cumulative confirmed documentation. |
SOURCES
▸ ONYX September 8 – September 14 — Miami crash cumulative documentation
