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Incident

FAA incident report · CASA C212200 · Mayaguez, Puerto Rico · October 15, 1987

Date
October 15, 1987 · 16:50 local
Place
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Airport
Mayaguez
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
TRBA
Aircraft
N436CA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88IA011
Reported as
CASA C212200
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total1,125 in this make and model275 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine fire while taxiing to gate. Fire bottles used. Passengers exited on taxiway. Found a broken fuel line.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FIRE WHILE TAXIING TO GATE. FIRE BOTTLES USED. PASSENGERS EXITED ON TAXIWAY. FOUND A BROKEN FUEL LINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.