# Incident 19831107070469I: Bell 212, Abilene, TX, November 7, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1983, 16:50 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CPLA
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N348CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N348CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Construcciones Aeronauticas C-212-CC (registry code 2410204, https://openairdocs.org/model/construcciones-aeronauticas-c-212-cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831107070469I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FIRE ERUPTED IN ENGINE AFTER RUN UP AND SHUTDOWN WHILE BOARDING PASSENGERS. STARTING PROCEDURES TO BE CHANGED.

## Other reports on N348CA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840801051779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840801051779I), Aug 1, 1984: Casa C212CB (N348CA), Ft Worth, TX. Copilot lapsed into unconsciousness for a short period during flight. Was reinstated after medical tests.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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