MIAMI — A Copa Airlines (CM) Boeing 737-800, registered HP-1826CMP and built in 2012, and a UPS Airlines (5X) Boeing 767-300F, registered N336UP and built in 2009, collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport (MIA) on November 14, 2026, prompting a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigation.
The FAA said the Copa aircraft’s wingtip struck the nose of the UPS freighter. The Copa flight was heading to its gate, while the UPS aircraft was taxiing for departure to Bogotá, Colombia.
Two people received treatment at the scene for minor injuries and did not require hospital transport, Miami-Dade Aviation told ABC News. The airport put the time of the collision at approximately 21:15 EST; the FAA’s initial statement gave an approximate time of 21:00 local.
Airport officials said aircraft were being directed to other taxiways and that the collision was not affecting airport operations at the time of their statement.
The FAA said Air Traffic Controllers had instructed the UPS crew to give way to the Copa flight. Its preliminary account did not determine why the aircraft made contact or assign responsibility to either crew.
UPS said its crew was safe and that it would work with authorities to establish what happened, according to ABC News.
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