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Federal report says pilots weren't warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami

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A federal report found that an air traffic controller failed to warn pilots of an Amazon cargo plane about strong tailwinds before a crash in Miami that killed five people.

Despite regulations requiring it, an air traffic controller failed to tell the pilots of an Amazon cargo plane about the potential for strong tail winds as they landed in Miami, careening off the runway and killing five people last month, according to a preliminary report Thursday from the National Transportation Safety Board.

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