Two Injured After Copa Airlines and UPS Planes Collide at Miami International Airport
Nov 15, 2026
Two aircraft collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, November 14, leaving two people with minor injuries.
A Copa Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet’s wingtip struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 cargo plane at approximately 9:15 p.m. According to CNN, the incident oc
curred as both aircraft were moving on the airport’s taxiways.
The Copa flight had arrived from Panama City, Panama, carrying 166 passengers and six crew members. The UPS aircraft was preparing to depart for Bogotá, Colombia.
Emergency crews treated two people at the scene. Neither required hospitalization, airport officials confirmed.
The Federal Aviation Administration said air traffic controllers had instructed the UPS crew to yield to the arriving Copa aircraft. In air traffic control recordings, a UPS pilot acknowledged that the cargo plane had moved too far before the collision.
The FAA is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. No official determination of responsibility has been announced.
Airport operations continued, with other taxiways remaining available for aircraft movements.
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