MIA92IA077

1992-02-08 · MIAMI, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MIA

Aircraft involved

N354AA,N8079U Boeing,Douglas 767-323ER,DC-8-71 None

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE FAA LOCAL CONTROLLER TO ASSURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WAS ESTABLISHED.

Factual narrative

OM TAKEOFF ROLL THE CREW OF THE AIRLINER ATTEMPTED AN EVASIVE SWERVE TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE ELEVATOR OF ANOTHER AIRLINER THAT WAS NOT CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RIGHT ELEVATOR AND BOTH AIRPLANES HAD MINOR DAMAGE. THE FAA LOCAL CONTROLLER ISSUED THE TAKEOFF CLEARANCE PRIOR TO ASSURING SEPARATION WOULD OCCUR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_MIA92IA077.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

Search this event elsewhere

External sources are reported, not agency: signal that something happened, not fact about what happened.