An online live streamer is now facing backlash for approaching the scene of the Amazon cargo plane crash in which five individuals died and for taking photos next to the burnt plane.
According to a video of the stream posted on Reddit and featured in Dexerto, the streamer, who goes by Binx on Kick, allegedly went onto private property to access the crash site. In the video, she is seen walking up to the plane found on railroad tracks near Miami International Airport and taking photos next to its nose, with its burnt wings visible through the camera lens.
During the video stream, she asks someone to take a photo of the group standing in front of the wrecked plane and urges the person to do so quickly, as shown in the footage.
🚨 A Kick streamer known as Binx is facing backlash after allegedly trespassing onto private property to get a selfie in front of the Amazon cargo plane crash site in Miami.
Five people were killed in the crash.
Where are the police or anyone?
She is talking about TOUCHING THE… pic.twitter.com/RflpVmJWGR — zach bitango (@ZachBitango) September 7, 2026
The incident garnered criticism all across social media, with some users calling the stunt disrespectful and possibly illegal, noting that she could be charged under federal law. Violating federal laws by accessing aircraft or airports can carry a penalty of up to ten years in prison.
It remains unclear whether authorities will charge the streamer or whether anyone else accessed the site. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office did not comment on the incident.
The plane crashed outside of the airport's operational territory, in the open fields and roadways surrounding the secured airfield, complicating the emergency response efforts.
21 Air Flight 7598, the Boeing 767-300 freighter belonging to Amazon Prime Air, went off the runway in Miami after touching down at around 1:58 pm. Sunday from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, FAA stated. It collided with multiple vehicles and caught on fire in the process.
As a result, five people died, and five others were injured, three of them critically, according to the Chief of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Raied Jadallah. At the time, it is unknown whether the victims were passengers in the plane or people on the ground.
More than 60 fire trucks and 200 emergency personnel attended the scene, where they faced thick flames and smoke. They had to free a victim trapped under a vehicle, extinguish the fire in the jet, and stop fuel leakage.
'We're heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives,' Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Nantel stated.
The plane belonged to 21 Air, the cargo airline based in North Carolina but with an operations center in Miami. Keith Winters, the airline's CEO, said his company was devastated and is assisting federal authorities in their investigation.
The NTSB sent a team to Miami, led by Chairman Jennifer Homendy. Dozens of investigators are currently working at the incident site. For now, experts are trying to determine why the plane crashed, namely whether the jet touched down too late on the nearly 3,000-foot-long runway. Tracking data suggests that the jet passed through a storm and the wind changed its direction during the landing.
Over 450 flights have been grounded or rescheduled in Miami due to the crash on Sunday night, according to FlightAware. Two out of four runways are already back in service as of Monday morning.
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