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MIA90IA036

1989-11-26 · KEY WEST, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EYW

Current FAA registration · N32133

Make / Model
WACO UPF-7
Year of manufacture
1941 · 48 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560521
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A374E4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY WATCH FOR PARKED AIRCRAFT AFTER BECOMING DISTRACTED.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TAXIING ON THE RAMP FOLLOWING AN AEROBATIC FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT ONE OF THE PASSENGERS HAD BECOME ILL AND THIS ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE ON THE RAMP RESULTED IN HIM BECOMING DISTRACTED. THE PROPELLER OF HIS AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE WING OF ANOTHER PARKED AIRPLANE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA90IA036.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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