# NTSB Incident MIA02IA167
> **Boeing 737-823** · 2002-09-13 · Miami, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA02IA167
- **Event ID:** 20020923X05202
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2002-09-13
- **Location:** Miami, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.793333, -80.290557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 105
- **Total aboard:** 105
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-823
- **Registration:** N939AN
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the tug driver to maintain wingtip clearance with a parked airplane, and the inability of the tug driver to communicate with the brake rider during a tow operation following failure of the headset cord.  Contributing factors in the incident were the inadequate aircraft/equipment by the airplane manufacturer for failure to provide a strain relief point for the headset cord and failure of American Airlines to disseminate information to the tug driver related to markings on the ramp.

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