# Incident 19840405019939I: Bell 212, Dallas, TX, April 5, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1984, 17:40 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dfw Airport
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CPLA
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N346CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346CA-2019-05-04) (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: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840405019939I

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY ON ROLLOUT. FOUND FAULTY STEERING ACTUATOR AND PRESSURE DIRECTIONAL VALVE.

## Other reports on N346CA (3)

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

- [Incident 19870323028559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870323028559I), Mar 23, 1987: Casa C212CC (N346CA), Abilene, TX. Right engine flamed out on landing when propeller was put in reverse thrust. Pilot tube found sheared.
- [Incident 19820627040059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627040059I), Jun 27, 1982: Bell 212 (N346CA), Abilene, TX. Pilot was testing negative torque system incorrectly. Caused an off airport landing. No defects in nts system.
- [Incident 19820306007099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820306007099I), Mar 6, 1982: Casa C212 (N346CA), Irving, TX. Zt za smoke from panel on climbout. Cut off circuits. Landed ok. Left prop beta light wiring shorted.

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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