A pilot warned that an Amazon cargo aircraft was travelling at an excessive speed before it was involved in a deadly crash, according to data from the flight.
The information shows that one pilot alerted the other to the aircraft’s speed as the situation unfolded. The warning came while alarms were sounding in the cockpit, indicating that the crew were dealing with a developing emergency before the crash.
The response from the other pilot was described as uneven, even as the warning about speed was given. The available material does not identify the pilots, state where or when the crash occurred, or provide further details about the number of people killed.
The aircraft has been described as an Amazon cargo plane. No further information was supplied about the aircraft type, its route, operator, cargo, or the circumstances leading up to the crash.
The data points to excessive speed being raised as a concern before the fatal incident. The latest known information is that the warning, the cockpit alarms and the uneven response form part of what is currently known about the moments before the crash.
