OPS25LA008

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737-832 · Miami, FL · October 30, 2024

IncidentClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
October 30, 2024, 18:35 local (22:35 UTC)
Place
Miami, FL
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N385DNBoeing 737-832N334QTAirbus A330-243F
Defining events
Approach-IFR final approach: Air traffic eventTaxi-into takeoff position: Runway incursion veh/AC/person
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Operational Factors Division
Parties
FAA, NATCA
Case key
195423

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N385DN
Reported as
Boeing 737-832
Category
Airplane
Serial number
30348
Built
1999
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 121
Operator
Delta Air Lines Inc
Registered owner
Delta Air Lines Inc
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
LGA · New York, NY
Destination
Same as departure
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
MIA · Miami International, runway 9, 13,016 × 150 ft, asphalt
Equipment
ADS-B

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N334QT
Reported as
Airbus A330-243F
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1448
Built
2013
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Wilmington Trust Co Trustee
Registered owner
Wilmington Trust Co Trustee
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Destination
BOG · Bogota
Flight plan
IFR
Equipment
ADS-B

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
90° at 15 knots, gusting 27
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
3,500 ft broken
Temperature
81 °F, dew point 73 °F
Altimeter
30.12 inHg
Observed at
KMIA
METAR
METAR KMIA 302153Z 09015G27KT 10SM SCT026 BKN035 BKN075 BKN250 27/23 A3012 RMK AO2 PK WND 09027/2149 RAE04 SLP199 P0001 T02670228 $=