# N497CA: 1983 C A S A CN 212-200

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [C A S A CN 212-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/c-a-s-a-cn-212-200) (registry code 2410310, 28 seats)
- Engine: [Honeywell TPE331-10R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-10r) (registry code 33988)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E4WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4WE) (Honeywell Aerospace US LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 291
- Year built: 1983
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 28, 2005
- Certificate issued: July 2, 2014
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A62A4C
- Registered owner: [Spore Ltd LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPORE%20LTD%20LLC)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7971° N, 104.6894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80916, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=497CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N497CA

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 20 in force

### Matched by airframe (C A S A CN 212-200)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Honeywell TPE331-10R)

- [AD 2018-22-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-22-01): Turbine Section · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10N, TPE331-10R and 8 more. Effective Dec 10, 2018
- [AD 2018-17-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-17-15): Turbine Engine Combustion Section · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10AV and 39 more. Effective Oct 22, 2018
- [AD 2018-13-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-13-05): Turbine Engine Reduction Gear · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10AV and 18 more. Effective Jul 26, 2018
- [AD 2016-21-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-21-07): Fuel control drive · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10AV and 26 more. Effective Nov 28, 2016
- [AD 2016-18-17](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2016-18-17): Compressor impeller · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10AV, TPE331-10GP and 22 more. Effective Nov 4, 2016
- [AD 2015-18-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2015-18-03): Engine propeller shaft coupling failures · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10R, TPE331-10U and 8 more. Effective Nov 13, 2015
- [AD 2012-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2012-02-06): First stage turbine disks · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10AV, TPE331-10GP and 12 more. Effective Mar 15, 2012
- [AD 2011-18-51 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2011-18-51-R1): Main shaft bearing · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10A and 82 more. Effective Oct 19, 2011
- [AD 2009-17-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2009-17-05): First stage turbine disks · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10A, TPE331-10AV and 20 more. Effective Sep 1, 2009
- [AD 2006-14-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2006-14-03): New flight cycle counting method for first, second, and third-stage turbine rotors · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10A and 48 more. Effective Aug 9, 2006
- [AD 2004-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2004-09-29): First Stage Turbine Disks · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10A, TPE331-10AV and 20 more. Effective Jun 15, 2004
- [AD 2002-25-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2002-25-02): First stage compressors implellers · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10A, TPE331-10AV and 35 more. Effective Jan 21, 2003
- [AD 98-12-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-12-09): Fuel Manifold · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10A, TPE331-10AV and 29 more. Effective Aug 7, 1998
- [AD 97-15-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-15-10): Engine Inlet Ice Protection · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10A, TPE331-10AV and 39 more. Effective Sep 22, 1997
- [AD 95-16-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-16-08): Life Limited Turbine Components · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10A and 62 more. Effective Sep 5, 1995
- [AD 94-26-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/94-26-07): Fuel Control Governor Drive · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10A, TPE331-10B and 32 more. Effective Apr 18, 1995
- [AD 93-15-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-15-11): Propeller Pitch Control (PPC) Gasket · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10A and 58 more. Effective Sep 7, 1993
- [AD 93-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-02-01): Stratoflex Fuel Manifold Assemblies · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10A, TPE331-10B and 21 more. Effective Mar 18, 1993
- [AD 89-07-07 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/89-07-07-R1): Oil Scavenge Pump Assembly · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10R and 26 more. Effective Oct 30, 1989
- [AD 84-10-06 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/84-10-06-R1): Fuel Pump Assemblies · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10B and 45 more. Effective Dec 26, 1984

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2018-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-02-14) (historical): Turbine Engine Combustion Section · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10AV and 38 more. Effective Feb 28, 2018
- [AD 2015-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2015-12-04) (historical): Fuel control unit (FCU) · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10AV and 26 more. Effective Jul 22, 2015
- [AD 2011-18-51](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2011-18-51) (historical): Main shaft bearing · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10A and 82 more
- [AD 2006-15-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2006-15-08) (historical): Woodward fuel control unit (FCU) assemblies · Honeywell International TPE331-1, TPE331-10, TPE331-10AV and 26 more. Effective Aug 24, 2006
- [AD 88-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/88-12-10) (historical): Turbine Rotor · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10R, TPE331-10U and 6 more. Effective Jun 6, 1988
- [AD 92-02-19 PL](https://openairdocs.org/ad/92-02-19-PL) (historical): Fuel Manifold Assembly Leak · Honeywell International TPE331-10, TPE331-10A, TPE331-10AV and 29 more

## Information bulletins (advisory) (2 in force)

- [SAIB NE-16-19](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-16-19): Turbine Engine Compressor Section  Stator Nozzle Distress. Issued Jul 22, 2016
- [SAIB NE-16-18](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-16-18): Power Lever  Loss of Power Control. Issued Jul 11, 2016

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA348), Jul 29, 2022: CASA C212 (N497CA), Raeford, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with windshear during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the right main landing gear, and the pilot’s subsequent decision to leave his seat in…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20220729007729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220729007729A), Jul 29, 2022: C A S A CN 212-200 (N497CA), Raeford, NC, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On July 29, 2022, about 1404 eastern daylight time, a casa 212-200, N497CA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Raeford, north…
- [Incident 20120319003379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120319003379I), Mar 19, 2012: C A S A CN 212-200 (N497CA), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Total loss of hydraulic system fluid. Ruptured hydraulic line with associated nose wheel vibration.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the engine (Honeywell TPE331-10R)

- [STC SE00265AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00265AT): Install Ayres Fuel Manifold Purge Assembly Kit, P/N 21757-1 in accordance with "Installation Instructions - Ayres P/N 21757-1 Fuel Manifold Purge Assy-Kit" Dwg. No. 21757-1(1), Revision none, dated April 20, 1993, or later FAA approved revision. Thrush Aircraft Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N497CA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N497CA before.

- [Cancelled 2002-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N497CA-2002-07-01): Piper PA 46-350P, S/N 4636197, built 1999. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Robert R Meredith & Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERT%20R%20MEREDITH%20%26%20CO%20INC), [Rumson, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Rumson)

## Related

- Other C A S A CN 212-200 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/c-a-s-a-cn-212-200/aircraft.md
- The Honeywell TPE331-10R engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-10r.md

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