“The loss of life caused by this week’s tragedy weighs heavily on all of us at Amazon,” said Kelly Nantel, a spokesperson for Amazon

The widow of one of the five victims killed in the Amazon Air cargo plane crash in Miami has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company, as well as others.

On Wednesday, Sept. 9, lawyers for Yaraisi Santiso Morejon, whose husband Yoel Rodríguez Naranjo died in the crash on Sunday, Sept. 6, filed the suit in Miami-Dade County, the Miami New Times reported. The nine defendants range from Amazon and 21 Air LLC, which operated the Boeing 767-33A, to the two pilots, according to the filing obtained by the New Times and reviewed by PEOPLE.

“This disaster was not an unavoidable accident. It was the foreseeable and preventable result of multiple, concurrent failures,” wrote lawyers from Morgan & Morgan in the suit.

The legal team claimed that multiple factors, such as “pilot error” that involved pilots Joseph Carroll and Jamie Felipe Silva Molina allegedly “attempting a high-speed, tailwind-affected landing while failing to execute a mandatory go-around,” inadequate pilot training and the deployment of a 32-year-old aircraft with issues “under active NTSB investigation” all led to the deadly crash.

“Each of these failures, standing alone, was sufficient to cause death,” lawyers for Morejon wrote, according to the filing. “Together, they were catastrophic.”

Neither Amazon nor 21 Air immediately responded to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.

The tragedy occurred on Sunday around 1:53 p.m. local time, when 21 Air LLC Flight 7598, which was traveling from San Juan, Puerto Rico, overran Runway 30 at Miami International Airport, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said at a press conference the next day.

The cargo plane had two crew members on board when it traveled about 1,300 feet past the runway, before striking a white Ford Econoline van carrying seven people, Homendy said. The aircraft struck a second vehicle before hitting a second perimeter fence.

The victims have since been identified as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55, Yoel Rodríguez Naranjo, 53, Julio C. Pineda, 75, Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53, and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Naranjo was among the men inside the van that was used by a cleaning company that had been contracted by an airline and was hit by the plane, the New Times reported. His wife knew something was amiss when he didn’t return from work at the airport and later saw news reports of the crash.

“Our hearts go out to our client and her family, as well as all those who were impacted by what we believe was an entirely preventable tragedy,” said John Morgan, the founder of Morgan & Morgan, and attorney Jorge Garcia when announcing the lawsuit. “No one should lose their loved one this way, and we will pursue every possible avenue of justice for this family. Everyone who played a role in this horrific crash will be held accountable.”

While it will take time for the NTSB to determine the cause of the crash, at a recent press conference investigators with the agency said the pilot may have hesitated as the plane landed, CBS station WFOR reported. He attempted to abort the landing before trying to land the plane.

As the investigation continues, both Amazon and 21 Air confirmed they were cooperating with the NTSB.

“The loss of life caused by this week’s tragedy weighs heavily on all of us at Amazon,” Kelly Nantel, a spokesperson for the company, said in a statement shared on Wednesday. “Our hearts continue to be with the families and loved ones of those who were killed, and with the entire Miami-Dade community enduring an unimaginable time.”

She added that Amazon leaders have been on the ground as they worked with local officials to connect with families of those who died in the “tragedy.”

“We’re committed to being there for everyone affected,” said Nantel, “and will have more to share as those efforts take shape.”

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