# Incident 19920208032452I: Doug DC871, Miami, FL, February 8, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1992, 22:54 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- 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: N8079U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8079U-2001-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199G, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871
- People aboard: 235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,366 total, 3,146 in this make and model, 329 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92IA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92IA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920208032452I

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK ON TAIL BY N354AA THAT WAS DEPARTING ON SAME RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT HAD NOT CLEARED RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N354AA, Boeing 767323: [Incident 19920208032451I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920208032451I)

## 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 MIA92IA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92IA077), Feb 9, 1992: Douglas DC-8-71 (N8079U), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FAA LOCAL CONTROLLER TO ASURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WAS ESTABLISHED.

## Other reports on N8079U (4)

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

- [Accident 20000216041589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000216041589A), Feb 16, 2000: Doug DC871F (N8079U), Rancho Cordova, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed mather field about 1949 pacific standard time (PST). Shortly after takeoff the crew declared and emergency to air traffic control and…
- [Incident 19970528022749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970528022749I), May 28, 1997: Doug DC871F (N8079U), Ontario, CA. NR1 engine flameout inflight. Checked engine. Unable find cause.
- [Incident 19960213003639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213003639I), Feb 13, 1996: Doug DC871F (N8079U), Wichita, KS. Narrative: flight 329 (emery world wide) DC8 from lax to mgy diverted to ict with number 2 engine shut down. Aircraft landed without incident. Pilot report…
- [Incident 19780711043189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711043189I), Jul 11, 1978: Doug DC8/ (N8079U), Boston, MA. Landed with partial hydraulic failure. One hydraulic pump leaking, another with the shaft sheared.

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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