Accidents
Passengers Safe after Boeing 737 Ends Up in Florida River
Miami Air Flight 293 with 142 persons onboard overran runway 10 while landing at the Florida naval base in a thunderstorm.
A Miami Air Boeing 737-800 lies in Florida’s St. John’s River following a runway overrun accident May 3 at NAS Jacksonville. (Photo: NTSB)
A Miami Air Boeing 737-800 lies in Florida’s St. John’s River following a runway overrun accident May 3 at NAS Jacksonville. (Photo: NTSB)

A Boeing 737-800 operated by contract lift provider Miami Air International on a May 3 military charter flight from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba overran the runway on landing at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida, coming to rest approximately 1,200 feet from the departure end in the shallow waters of the St. Johns River.