# Incident 19881216065381I: Cessna 402C, Miami, FL, December 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1988, 18:15 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACAA
- 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: N120PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881216065381I

## Narrative

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

WHILE REPOSITIONING AIRCRAFT, PILOT STRUCK THE TAIL OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, N67854, THAT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N67854, Cessna 402C: [Incident 19881216065382I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881216065382I)

## Other reports on N120PC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20011027030719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011027030719I), Oct 27, 2001: Cessna 402C (N120PC), Providence, RI, Minor damage. (-23) N120PC, Saturday 10/27/01, cape air, flt 1016, C402, on departure from Providence runway 16 struck a bird at 500 feet. Aircraft returned to land runway…

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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