# Incident 19831207071719I: Casa C212, Boston, MA, December 7, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1983, 11:05 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CAKA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N424CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Construcciones Aeronauticas CASA-212-200 (registry code 2410304, https://openairdocs.org/model/construcciones-aeronauticas-casa-212-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TPE331-10 (registry code 29053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASA C212
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831207071719I

## Narrative

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

STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUSED RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. TAXIING TO GATE. ATC REPORTED GUST OF 50 KNOTS.

## Other reports on N424CA (1)

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

- [Incident 20210713012919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210713012919I), Jul 13, 2021: Construcciones Aeronauticas Sa CASA-212-200 (N424CA), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. The crew reported that during final approach decent at approximately 1000 feet into Bethel, Alaska (pabe) on 07/13/2021, a seagull flew up towards the aircraft…

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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