Boeing 737-832 and Airbus A330-243F incident near Miami, Florida, October 30, 2024
On October 30, 2024 at about 10:35 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Boeing 737-832 (N385DN) and Airbus A330-243F (N334QT), were involved in the same incident near Miami, Florida (Miami International airport). The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 30, 2024 · about 10:35 pm local time · cases in 2024
- Place
- Miami, Florida · Miami International · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Boeing 737-832, built 1999 · all 737-832s on the register
- Registration
- N385DN · registry record · serial 30348
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
- Aircraft 2
- Airbus A330-243F, built 2013 · all A330-243Fs on the register
- Registration
- N334QT · registry record · serial 1448
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The factual record for the Boeing 737-832 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Air traffic event during approach (IFR final approach) defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 189
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Delta Air Lines INC
The flight
- Departed from: LGA New York NY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 9, 13,016 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 15 knots, gusting 27
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,500 ft; scat at 2,600 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.12 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from KMIA
Weather report (METAR): METAR KMIA 302153Z 09015G27KT 10SM SCT026 BKN035 BKN075 BKN250 27/23 A3012 RMK AO2 PK WND 09027/2149 RAE04 SLP199 P0001 T02670228 $=
The factual record for the Airbus A330-243F from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Runway incursion veh/AC/person during taxi (into takeoff position) defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 16
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Wilmington Trust CO Trustee
The flight
- Destination: BOG Bogota
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N385DN on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Boeing 737 2,891 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Boeing 6,672 aircraft on the register
- N334QT on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Airbus A330 155 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Airbus 1,511 aircraft on the register
- Miami International · nearest airport
- Laguardia Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 984 in the last ten years
- Florida 21,706 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/OPS25LA008.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.