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MIA88LA075

1987-12-26 · SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SJU

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

N705AA WAS NUMBER TWO IN POSITION FOR TAKEOFF BEHIND N893AA. N705AA RECEIVED TAKEOFF CLEARANCE FIRST AND AS IT BEGAN TO TAXI TO THE RUNWAY IT'S LEFT WING TIP STRUCK AND PASSED UNDER THE RIGHT WING TIP OF N893AA. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA88LA075.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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