The two pilots who were flying an Amazon cargo jet when it veered off a runway at Miami International Airport have been identified in newly published images.
Joseph Carroll, 55, and Jaime Filipe Silva Molina, 37, were operating the Boeing 767 on Sunday when the aircraft overshot the runway in a crash that left five people dead.
The pilots have since been discharged from hospital following the landing accident, according to the Miami Herald.
Their images emerged after Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz named the five victims as Rolando Aleman, 55, Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53, Julio C Pineda, 75, Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53, and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47.
Authorities said the aircraft struck a van, tore through a fence and continued onto a nearby street, where it destroyed an SUV.
All five victims were inside a van owned by Professional Ocean Service Corp., a contract cleaning company that works with airlines, NBC News reported.
‘Our employees are far more than the people who work beside us each day; they are family, and they are deeply loved,’ the company said in a statement.
‘Our hearts and prayers are with every employee and every family whose lives have been forever changed. We grieve with those who lost a loved one and pray for the healing and recovery of those who were injured.’
Joseph Carroll is pictured here in an image to his LinkedIn
Jaime Filipe Silva Molina is seen here, officials said he and Carroll were both released from hospital following the events of Sunday
The five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off the runway at Miami International Airport have been identified
The Boeing 767 jet barreled off the runway and slammed into two vehicles as it tried to land on Sunday
Three other people are still hospitalized, the sheriff said. Eugenio Corredor, 79, and Ridoel Averhoff Diaz, 32, are in critical condition. Roosevelt Sebastian Perdomo Torres, 36, is in stable condition.
Two of the men were passengers in the van, and the third was injured on the ground, authorities said.
Witness Abraham Altamar told CBS News that one of the pilots approached him after the crash and said ‘my career is over’.
The Amazon cargo jet slammed into a 2012 Ford van before it skidded across the ground and hit another car, Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said on Monday.
Homendy said seven people working for a contract airline cleaning company were inside the van. It is unclear how many were in the other car.
The plane was arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico – the aircraft’s third trip of the day, according to Homendy.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but a preliminary report by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) found that the airport is not equipped with the Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) that has been installed at more than 120 airports nationwide.
The system places beds of lightweight, crushable material at the end of a runway to help bring planes that overshoot the tarmac safely to a stop, the agency said.
National Transportation Safety Board Chief said the plane overshot the runway, making it about 1,300ft past the paved surface
Homendy said the plane overshot the runway, making it about 1,300 feet past the paved surface.
Terrifying dispatch audio obtained by Our News Outlet revealed the horrific moment rescuers counted the dead after the crash.
‘This aircraft overran the runway and crossed 67th Avenue. It struck a truck,’ one emergency responder said, according to the audio.
‘We do have a patient on the ground. We’re looking at surveilling the area for more patients.’
