Summary
A Copa Airlines Boeing 737 and a UPS Boeing 767 collided on a taxiway at Miami International Airport at about 9:15 p.m. Saturday. Two people had minor injuries, and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.Key Facts
- The Copa passenger jet’s wingtip struck the nose of the UPS cargo plane.
- The Copa plane was taxiing toward its gate.
- The UPS plane was preparing to depart for Bogotá, Colombia.
- Air traffic controllers had instructed the UPS crew to give way to the Copa aircraft.
- Miami-Dade Fire Rescue treated two people at the scene.
- Neither injured person needed hospital treatment.
- The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed it was investigating the collision.
