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MIA90FA105

1990-04-16 · FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FLL

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK-OUT DUE TO HIS SELF IMPOSED PRESSURE OF TAXIING, COMPLETING COCKPIT CHECKLISTS AND OBTAINING A CLEARANCE AT THE SAME TIME.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE COMMUTER AIRPLANE WAS ACCOMPLISHING THE COCKPIT CHECKLISTS WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AND FAILED TO OBSERVE ANOTHER TAXIING AIRPLANE AND AN ON-GROUND COLLISION OCCURED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_MIA90FA105.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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