MIAMI , Florida ( CNN ) -- The body of an apparent stowaway fell from the wheel well of a plane taking off Thursday from the Dominican Republic , a Federal Aviation Administration official said . The 767 aircraft -- Amerijet flight 840 -- landed about two hours later without incident at Miami International Airport . The flight originated in Santo Domingo . FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the FAA is investigating the incident . According to its Web site , Amerijet is an international cargo carrier . The plane was sent to a secure area of Miami International and was being inspected , according to the Miami-Dade Police Department . It 's unclear why the plane continued to Miami after the body fell out , rather than returning to Santo Domingo . An Amerijet spokesperson did not immediately return a call for comment . CNN 's Rich Phillips contributed to this report .
Body fell from wheel well of 767 taking off from Miami , Amerijet says . FAA spokeswoman Rich Phillips says agency is investigating incident . Amerijet flight 767 landed about two hours later at Miami International .