# Accident 19880329008701A: Doug DC6B, Miami, FL, March 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1988, 10:40 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AETA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92BL-1992-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6B (registry code 3021712, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6B
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,900 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880329008701A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT TAXIING AROUND N30042. MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND HIT ITS RUDDER WITH HIS LEFT WINGTIP. ABLE TO CONTINUE FLIGHT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N30042, Swrngn SA227TT: [Accident 19880329008702A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880329008702A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA88FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA132), Mar 29, 1988: Douglas DC-6B (N92BL), Miami, FL, no damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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