Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 Catches Fire Mid-Air After Departing From Miami (VIDEO)
An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane caught fire in mid-air shortly after leaving Miami International Airport on Thursday.
Shortly after departing from Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Atlas Air experienced a fire on one of its engines, forcing it to return and execute an emergency landing at Miami International Airport.
NBC 6 News obtained the Mayday call to air traffic control.
In the voice recordings, the pilot told air traffic control, “Mayday, mayday…We have an engine fire.
The pilot continued, “Request access back to the airport. No, we’ll go ahead and land. We have five souls onboard.”
A resident in Miami was able to record the moment the engine malfunctioned.
