CASA C-212 Aviocar

During the late 1960s, the Spanish Air Force operated a number of outdated piston-engine transports, including the three-engine Junkers Ju 52 and two-engine Douglas C-47. Seeking to fulfil the service's transport modernisation needs, Spanish aircraft manufacturer Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) developed a proposed aircraft, designated C-212. It was a twin-engine 18-seat transport aircraft capable of performing a variety of military roles, including passenger transport, air medical services, and paratrooper roles, while also being suitable for use by civil operators.Simpson Air International January 2005, p. 32. On 26 March 1971, the first prototype conducted its maiden flight. In 1974, the Spanish Air Force decided to purchase the C-212, which had acquired the name Aviocar, in order to update its fleet.

Several airlines expressed interest in the C-212, particularly in light of its success with military operators; CASA thus decided to pursue development of a dedicated commercial version. In July 1975, the first examples of the civilian version were delivered. In 1997, the improved -400 model was introduced, featuring a glass cockpit and more powerful Honeywell TPE331 engines.{{cite news |url = https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2013-02-01/airbus-military-transfers-c212-production-indonesia |title = Airbus Military Transfers C212 Production to Indonesia |first = Chris |last = Pocock |date = 1 February 2013 |work = AIN |access-date = 3 December 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114613/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2013-02-01/airbus-military-transfers-c212-production-indonesia |archive-date = 4 December 2017 |url-status = live}} In August 2006, a total of 30 CASA-built C-212s of all variants reportedly remained in airline service with various operators around the world.Flight International, 3–9 October 2006.

In July 2010, Airbus Military CEO Domingo Urena-Raso stated that the company could no longer afford to produce the C-212 in Europe.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/c-212-assembly-set-for-indonesian-shift/93797.article |title = C-212 assembly set for Indonesian shift |publisher = flightglobal.com |first = Craig |last = Hoyle |date = 3 June 2010}} Production of the type at Airbus' Seville facility progressively slowed to only four aircraft in two years. In December 2012, the final Spanish-assembled C-212 was delivered to its customer, the Vietnam Coast Guard. By the time the line shut down, it had produced 477 aircraft for 92 operators.

File:NC-212 TNI Angkatan Udara. Skadron Udara 4.jpg NC-212]]

In 1975, Indonesian aircraft company IPTN successfully negotiated terms with CASA to produce up to 108 C-212s under license in Indonesia.Vértesy 2011, p. 226. Accordingly, IPTN and Nurtanio took part in the manufacture of the aircraft, with assembly taking place at IPTN's facility in Bandung, Indonesia. CASA provided technical assistance to set up the production line, sending a delegation of technicians to Bandung to train local personnel. The relative simplicity of the C-212's design was credited with aiding the process.

Under the license terms, IPTN was permitted to sell the aircraft throughout the Asian market. But the majority of Indonesian-made NC-212s were sold to domestic customers; by 1986, only six aircraft had reportedly been exported. By 2000, a total of 95 NC-212s had been produced, though the type's production had become a secondary priority to other ventures such as the larger CASA/IPTN CN-235.Vértesy 2011, p. 227. IPTN also undertook development of more advanced versions of the aircraft.Vértesy 2011, p. 244. Between 2004 and 2008, all of the jigs and fixtures necessary to produce the NC212-400 were supplied by Airbus and installed at Bandung, enabling Indonesia to become the single-source manufacturer of this model. The licensing agreement was extended in 2006.Vértesy 2011, p. 236.

In July 2011, Airbus announced a strategic agreement to collaborate with PTDI (IPTN's successor) on the C-212.{{cite news |url = https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2011-07-08/indonesian-aircraft-maker-gets-help-airbus-military |title = Indonesian Aircraft Maker Gets Help From Airbus Military |first = Chris |last = Pocock |date = 8 July 2011 |work = AIN |access-date = 3 December 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114616/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2011-07-08/indonesian-aircraft-maker-gets-help-airbus-military |archive-date = 4 December 2017 |url-status = live}}{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/-airbus-military-dirgantara-to-market-upgraded-c212-to-civilian-military-users-/107776.article |title = Airbus Military, Dirgantara to market upgraded C212 to civilian, military users |publisher = flightglobal.com |first = Greg |last = Waldron |date = 9 November 2012}} Under the agreement, Airbus undertook an 18-month first phase of support to PTDI, after which it was to provide PTDI increasing high-value industrial activity, including C-212 upgrades and production transference. In February 2013, their arrangement was formally extended to transfer production of the C-212 to Indonesia.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/airbus-military-ptdi-formalise-nc212i-development-plans/109244.article |title = Airbus Military, PTDI formalise NC212i development plans |publisher = flightglobal.com |first = Greg |last = Waldron |date = 1 April 2013}} For a time, PTDI produced both the NC-212-200 and -400 upgrade, which were equipped with new digital avionics, autopilot, and a redesigned cabin that could accommodate up to 28 passengers. In 2014, PTDI stopped producing the -400 series to focus on the improved NC-212i model.{{Cite web |url = https://www.indonesian-aerospace.com/aircraft/detail/12_nc212+family |title = NC-212 |date = 7 December 2018 |website = Indonesian Aerospace Official Website |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181207045937/https://www.indonesian-aerospace.com/aircraft/detail/12_nc212+family |archive-date = 7 December 2018 |url-status = live}}

File:CASAC-212Cockpit.jpg

The CASA C-212 Aviocar is a turboprop-powered STOL-capable cargo aircraft. Its basic configuration includes a high-mounted wing, box-like fuselage, and conventional tail. The C-212 has been designed to operate in austere environments for extended periods without ground support apparatus. Features such as STOL performance and rugged landing gear fitted with low-pressure tyres enables it to operate from unpaved fields and under hot-and-high conditions. For greater simplicity, the aircraft's tricycle undercarriage is non-retractable.

The C-212 cabin has a maximum occupancy of 21 to 28 passengers. In a paratroop configuration, up to 24 paratroopers along with one jumpmaster can be accommodated on foldable sidewall seats, while in a mixed configuration, it can transport up to ten soldiers and a single vehicle. Since the C-212 does not have a pressurized fuselage, it is limited to relatively low-flight-level airline use (below {{convert|10000|ft|m|abbr=on}} MSL), and is thus suited for short legs and regional airline services.

File:CASA_212_SOF_Operation_Toy_Drop_Week_020.jpg

By 2013, 290 C-212s were reported to be flying in 40 countries; Indonesia had the most of the type, operating 70.{{cite web |last = Helfrich |first = Kim |title = SAAF CASA 212 a write-off |website = defenceWeb |date = 8 February 2018 |url = http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29198 |access-date = 8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123717/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29198 |archive-date = 8 February 2018 |url-status = live}} It has seen especially wide employment as a commuter airliner and a military aircraft, with operators including numerous charter and short-haul aviation companies, as well as several national air forces. The C-212 is commonly used in transport, surveillance, and search and rescue roles.{{cite web |url = https://www.airbus.com/en/who-we-are/our-history/defence-history/airlifters-of-all-sizes |title = Airlifters of all sizes |date = 17 August 2021 |publisher = Airbus |access-date = 26 July 2022}}

The C-212 has also been used by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, where it operates under the designation C-41A and is commonly used for troop infiltration and exfiltration, supply drops, and airborne operations.{{cite web |last = Pike |first = John |title = C-41A |publisher = GlobalSecurity.org |date = 7 February 2018 |url = https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/c-41.htm |access-date = 8 February 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123554/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/c-41.htm |archive-date = 8 February 2018 |url-status = live}} In August 2010, Airbus Military received a contract for the sustainment and modernisation of five C-212-200s operated by the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC).{{cite web |url = https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/special-operations/us-army-picks-airbus-modernise-special-operations-/ |title = US Army picks Airbus to modernise special operations aircraft |publisher = shephardmedia.com |date = 10 August 2020}} Additional aircraft were both owned and operated by private military contractor Blackwater; these were active during both the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan, typically to conduct supply drops to US ground forces in remote areas there. During the conflict, the planes were piloted by former pilots from the 160th "Night Stalkers" Special Operations Regiment.{{cite book |last1 = Prince |first1 = Erik |title = Civilian Warriors |pages = Chapter 7}}

One particularly ambitious use of the C-212 was undertaken by Australian airline Skytraders, which has used its fleet to support Australia’s scientific research assets across Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Various operators have elected to operate their aircraft out of inhospitable terrain, such as desert and jungles. The C-212's uncommon rear ramp arrangement is a unique selling point amongst competitors, and it has been a popular aircraft for skydivers and smokejumpers.{{cite web |title = Casa 212 - Skydiving Aircraft |publisher = Skydive Paraclete XP |url = http://skydiveparacletexp.com/dz/aircraft/casa-212/ |access-date = 8 February 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170531113131/http://skydiveparacletexp.com/dz/aircraft/casa-212/ |archive-date = 31 May 2017 |url-status = live}}{{cite web |last = Chaney |first = Rob |title = Neptune wins contract to set up surplus military planes for smokejumpers |publisher = missoulian.com |date = 30 October 2015 |url = http://missoulian.com/news/local/neptune-wins-contract-to-set-up-surplus-military-planes-for/article_33102fc5-dc8e-5ef6-9ff6-7aa4115c316c.html |access-date = 8 February 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123343/http://missoulian.com/news/local/neptune-wins-contract-to-set-up-surplus-military-planes-for/article_33102fc5-dc8e-5ef6-9ff6-7aa4115c316c.html |archive-date = 8 February 2018 |url-status = live}}

File:C-212-100ECM Portugal.jpg equipped C-212-200 of the Portuguese Air Force, late 1980s]]

File:Lloyd Aviation CASA 212 PER Wheatley.jpg C-212 at Perth Airport, early 1990s]]

;C-212A: Original military production version. Also known as C-212-5, C-212-5 series 100M, and by the Spanish Air Force as the T-12B and D-3A (for medevac aircraft), 129 built.

;C-212AV: VIP transport version, T-12C.

;C-212B: Six pre-production C-212As converted for photo-reconnaissance missions, TR-12A.

;C-212C: Original civil version.

;C-212D: Two pre-production C-212As converted for use as navigational trainers, TE-12B.

;NC-212-100: Manufactured under licence in Indonesia since 1976. IPTN produced 28 NC-212-100s before switching to NC-212-200s.

File:CASA 212 N160FB Northwest Airlink.jpg CASA C-212-200 operating a scheduled flight in Flint, Michigan, April 1986]]

File:Skytraders (VH-VHA) CASA C-212-400 Aviocar at Sydney Airport.jpg ski-equipped CASA 212–400, used by the Australian Antarctic Division]]

Stretched version with updated engines (Honeywell TPE331-10R-511C or −512C, rated at 900 shp (671 kW) each), introduced in 1979. The CASA C-212-200 is also a popular skydiving aircraft, known for its large capacity, fast climbing, and large tailgate exit ramp.

;C-212 series 200M: Military version known as T-12D in the Spanish service and Tp 89 for the Swedish Air Force. Specialised ASW and maritime patrol aircraft have been built from this version.

;NC-212-200: C-212-200 built under licence by IPTN.

;NC-212-200 MPA : C-212-200 built under licence by IPTN, designed as a Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

Standard production version from 1987 on. Engines were Honeywell TPE331-10R-513C, also rated at {{convert|900|shp|abbr=on}} continuous (925 shp maximum). The propellers were changed from four-bladed Hartzell composite blade propellers to four-bladed Dowty-Rotol all-metal propellers. Winglets and a larger vertical stabilizer area provided improved performance, and the addition of a nose baggage compartment gave the nose a more streamlined look than the 200 series. Various systems were incrementally upgraded, including the addition of an integrated autopilot system.

;C-212-M series 300 (300M series): Military version.

;C-212 series 300 airliner: 26 seat regional airliner.

;C-212 series 300 utility: 23 seat civil utility version.

;C-212 series 300P: Civil utility version with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65 engines.

Upgraded version with {{convert|925|shp|kW|abbr=on}} TPE331-12JR-701C engines, increased payload, and upgraded avionics moved from under the floor to the nose. First flew 4 April 1997, replacing 300 series in production from 1998.Jackson 2003, p. 445. The C-212-400 received Spanish certification in 1998. Between 2004 and 2008, production jigs and fixtures for the NC-212-400 were relocated to Bandung from San Pablo, Spain, and PTDI became the sole manufacturer of the NC-212 family. In 2014, NC-212-200 and NC-212-400 production ended and production was shifted to the improved NC-212i version.

Improved version of -400 series, using two Honeywell TPE331-12JR-701C turboprop engines, with a maximum output of {{convert|970|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The rotor is the four-bladed Dowty Rotol R334/4-82-F/13 constant speed propeller with a 2.75 m (110-inch) diameter.[https://www.indonesian-aerospace.com/aircraft/detail/18_nc212i NC212i]

File:PAF NC212i 2119.jpg NC-212i]]

On 3 November 2022, Indonesian Aerospace and MT Propeller signed the General Purchase Agreement (GPA) for the Procurement of five-blades MTV-27 Propellers for the NC-212i Aircraft.{{Cite web |title=PT. Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) |url=https://www.indonesian-aerospace.com/press/detail/233_general+purchase+agreement+(gpa)+mtv-27+propeller+for+nc212i+aircraft+between+ptdi+and+mt+propeller |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.indonesian-aerospace.com}} MTV-27 propellers are produced by MT Propeller, Germany and have been certified by EASA.{{Cite web |title=PT. Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero) |url=https://www.indonesian-aerospace.com/news/detail/1271_dilengkapi%20dengan%20propeller%20baru,%20ptdi%20kirimkan%20unit%20ke-5%20pesawat%20nc212i%20untuk%20tni%20au |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.indonesian-aerospace.com}}

File:CasaC212PNA.jpg Aviocar]]

File:US Army C-212.jpg C-212 conducting static-line parachute operations]]

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• Australian Antarctic Division

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• B&H Airlines – former operator[http://rzjets.net/operators/?show=2773 BH Airlines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017120906/http://rzjets.net/operators/?show=2773 |date=17 October 2015 }} at rzjets.net, retrieved 13-12-2014

;{{IDN}}

• Airmark Indonesia
• Assessment and Application of Technology Research Organization (BPPT)
• Airfast Indonesia
• Bouraq Indonesia Airlines
• Deraya Air Taxi
• Dirgantara Air Service
• Indonesian National Police{{cite web |url=https://www.indomiliter.com/nc-212-200-aviocar-tulang-punggung-pesawat-angkut-ringan-tiga-matra/ |title=NC-212 200 Aviocar: Tulang Punggung Pesawat Angkut Ringan Tiga Matra |website=indomiliter.com |date=29 August 2017 |access-date=7 March 2021 |language=id}}
• Merpati Nusantara Airlines{{cite web |url=https://republika.co.id/berita/nasional/umum/12/08/30/m9k663-merpati-gunakan-n-212-untuk-penerbangan-perintis |title=Merpati Gunakan N 212 untuk Penerbangan Perintis |website=republika.co.id |date=30 August 2012 |access-date=12 March 2021 |language=id}}
• Nusantara Buana Air (NBA)

[http://us.en.vivanews.com/news/read/251613-casa-212-200-aircraft-found "CASA 212-200 Aircraft Found."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002011153/http://us.en.vivanews.com/news/read/251613-casa-212-200-aircraft-found |date=2 October 2011 }} Vivanews, 30 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

• Pelita Air{{cite web |url = https://www.pelita-air.com/web/fleet |title = Our Fleet |website = pelita-air.com |access-date = 12 March 2021}}
• Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter – former operator{{cite web |url = http://www.oldjets.net/medan-polonia-airport.html |title = Medan Polonia Airport |website = oldjets.net |access-date = 29 March 2021}}
• Susi Air – operating for Transwisata
• Transwisata Prima Aviation

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• Sevenair - six former Portuguese Air Force aircraft bought in 2018{{Cite web |last = Aviação |first = Kiosque da |date = 23 June 2019 |title = Sevenair vai reforçar frota com 6 aeronaves CASA C-212 (ex-FAP) |url = https://kiosquedaaviacao.pt/sevenair-vai-reforcar-frota-com-6-aeronaves-casa-c-212-ex-fap/ |access-date = 12 February 2022 |website = Kiosque da Aviação |language = pt-PT}}

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• Air Miami
• Bar Harbor Airlines
• Bighorn Airways{{cite web |url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=107BH&x=25&y=4 |title = registry.faa.gov |publisher = Federal Aviation Administration |access-date = 24 May 2013 |archive-date = 24 June 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150624040141/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=107BH&x=25&y=4 |url-status = dead }}
• Boston-Maine Airways – operating code share service as Pan Am Express on behalf of Pan Am
• Chaparral Airlines – operating code share service as American Eagle on behalf of American Airlines
• CHI Aviation {{Cite web |title=Fleet |url=https://chiaviation.com/fleet/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=CHI Aviation |language=en-US}}
• Coastal Airlines
• Evergreen International Airlines
• Executive Airlines – operating code share service as American Eagle in the Caribbean from San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) on behalf of American Airlines{{cite web |title = Accident description |url = http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920607-0 |website = Aviation Safety Network |access-date = 16 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111225080606/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920607-0 |archive-date = 25 December 2011 |url-status = live}}
• Fischer Brothers Aviation – operating code share service as Northwest Airlink on behalf of Northwest Airlines and also operating code share service as Allegheny Commuter
• Gulf Air – operating code share service as Air Florida Commuter on behalf of Air Florida
• Inland Empire Airways
• Jet Express – operating code share service as Trans World Express (TWE) on behalf of Trans World Airlines (TWA)
• Mountain Air Cargo
• North American Airlines
• Oceanair
• Presidential Airways – Owned and operated by the private military contractor Blackwater{{cite book |last1 = Prince |first1 = Erik |title = Civilian Warriors |pages = Chapter 7}}
• Prinair
• U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
• Bering Air
• Ryan Air Services

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• Abu Dhabi Air Force – four delivered 1982Eastwood 1990, pp. 85–94.

;{{ANG}}

• Angolan Air Force - twelve aircraft ordered in 1985; eight delivered that same year, and the remaining four in 1986.{{harvnb|Fontanellaz|Cooper|Matos|2021|pp=10–11}} Two aircraft operational as of December 2021.{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=12}}

;{{ARG}}

• Argentine Coast Guard – five delivered 1988–1990
• Argentine Army Aviation – Three C-212

;{{AUS}}

• Australian Army - Two Skytraders leased C-212-400 for ADF Parachuting School.{{cite web |title=Defence |url = https://skytraders.com.au/defence/# |website = Skytraders |access-date = 18 February 2020}}{{cite web |url = http://www.adf-serials.com/casa212.htm |title = Army Constructiones Aeronauticas S A CASA 212 Aviocar |website = ADF Serials |date = 26 January 2014 |access-date = 18 February 2020}}

;{{BOL}}

• Bolivian Air Force – one delivered 1989
• Bolivian ArmyHoyle 2012, p. 46.

;{{flag|Bophuthatswana}}

• Bophuthatswana Air Force – one delivered 1985, to South African Air Force.

;{{BOT}}

• Botswana Defence Force Air Wing - three in service as of December 2021{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=14}}

;{{CHA}}

• Chadian Air Force – two delivered in 1988

;{{CHI}}

• Chilean Air Force – six delivered 1978, three in service as of 2015.Hoyle 2015, p. 35.
• Chilean Army – former Spanish Air Force aircraft.Hoyle 2012, p. 48. C-212-100s being phased out and put up for sale.[http://diario.latercera.com/2012/11/11/01/contenido/pais/31-122738-9-ejercito-da-de-baja-tres-casa-212-por-altos-costos-de-mantencion.shtml Ejército da de baja tres Casa 212 por altos costos de mantención] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114013231/http://diario.latercera.com/2012/11/11/01/contenido/pais/31-122738-9-ejercito-da-de-baja-tres-casa-212-por-altos-costos-de-mantencion.shtml |date=14 November 2012 }} – La Tercera, 11 November 2012 Two in service as of December 2015.Hoyle 2015, p. 34.
• Chilean Navy – four delivered 1978

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• Colombian Aerospace Force - four in service as of December 2021{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=16}}
• National Army of Colombia - three in service as of December 2021
• Colombian NavyHoyle 2015, p. 36.
• SATENA – nine delivered 1984–1989

;{{DJI}}

• Djibouti Air ForceBarrie and Pite 1994, p. 39.

;{{DOM}}

• Dominican Republic Air Force - Received three CASA 212-400s between 2000–2001.{{harvnb|Lohuis|2005|p=18}} All three remain in service as of December 2023{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=17}}

;{{ECU}}

• Ecuadorian Army - one in service as of December 2021

;{{GNQ}}

• Equatorial Guinea Air Force

;{{FRA}}

• French Air and Space Force – five delivered 1988

;{{IDN}}

• Indonesian Army - six in service as of December 2021{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=20}}
• Indonesian Navy - fourteen in service as of December 2021, with six in a maritime patrol aircraft configuration
• Indonesian Air Force - ten aircraft in service as of December 2021, with eight currently on order.

;{{JOR}}

• Royal Jordanian Air Force – four delivered 1975–1976, with two attrition replacement aircraft delivered 1983–84 and a further, surveillance-configured example purchased in 1985.Jackson 1987, p. 220. One operational 2015.Hoyle 2015, p. 41.

;{{LES}}

• Lesotho Defence Force – 2 aircraft operational as of December 2021{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=23}}

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• Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta – The Air Wing operated a single example in 2009.Hoyle 2010, p. 42.

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• Mexican Navy – 7 active as of December 2021{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=24}}

;{{NIC}}

• Nicaraguan Air Force – four delivered 1977–1978

;{{PAN}}

• National Aeronaval Service – six delivered 1982–1988. 3 aircraft operational as of December 2021{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=26}}

;{{PAR}}

• Paraguayan Air Force – four C.212-200 delivered 1984 and one C.212–400 delivered in 2003.Hoyle 2012, p. 57. 3 aircraft operational as of December 2021

;{{PHI}}

• Philippine Air Force - 2 units NC212i ordered in 2014 https://www.defensemirror.com/news/20073/Philippine_Air_Force_To_Receive_Indonesia_s_NC_212i_Aircraft_By_September_Enddelivered in 2018.{{cite web |url = https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1039459 |title = PAF to accept 2 brand-new NC212i light-lift aircraft |website = Philippine News Agency |date = 26 June 2018}} Both of them are operational as of December 2021. {{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=27}} Six more NC-212is were ordered by the PAF on 13 April 2023, totalling eight aircraft.{{cite web |url = https://www.pitzdefanalysis.net/2023/04/nc-212i-light-transport-aircraft-of-paf.html |title = NC-212i Light Transport Aircraft of the Philippine Air Force |website = Pitz Defense Analysis |date = 28 May 2023}}{{cite web |url = https://kemlu.go.id/portal/id/read/4620/berita/pt-di-tandatangani-kontrak-pengadaan-6-unit-nc212i-di-filipina |title = PT. DI Signs Procurement Contract for 6 NC212i Units in the Philippines |website = Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Indonesia |date = 14 April 2023}}

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• Portuguese Air Force – 24 delivered between 1974 and 1976. Retired in 2011, replaced by EADS CASA C-295.{{cite news |last = Mata |first = Paulo |title = C295M: 10.000 horas sobre as asas ínclitas da fama |newspaper = Take/Off |date = 1 January 2013 |access-date = 21 July 2013 |url = http://www.emfa.pt/www/conteudos/galeria/recortes/2013/janeiro-2013/takeoff-jan-10000hvc295_1437.pdf |language = pt |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150621105839/http://www.emfa.pt/www/conteudos/galeria/recortes/2013/janeiro-2013/takeoff-jan-10000hvc295_1437.pdf |archive-date = 21 June 2015 |url-status = dead}}

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• Senegalese Air Force - two C212 maritime patrol aircraft on order{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=28}}

;{{RSA}}

• South African Air Force - two C212 operational as of December 2021{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=29}}

;{{ESP}}

• Spanish Air and Space Force – 80 delivered between 1974 and 1984, with eleven still operational as of December 2021{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=30}}

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• Surinam Air Force – two delivered in 1999, one is a C.212-400MPA.{{cite web |url = http://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/8953 |title = Venezolaanse deskundigen inspecteren vliegtuigen Luchtmacht |publisher = Starnieuws |date = 20 January 2012 |access-date = 25 July 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120123104041/http://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/8953 |archive-date = 23 January 2012 |url-status = live}} Both sold to Botswana Defence Force via Fayard Enterprise iin 2014.{{cite web |url = http://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/botswana-acquires-another-c212/ |title = botswana-acquires-another-c212 |publisher = Defenceweb |date = 18 April 2019 |access-date = 22 April 2019}}

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• Swedish Navy – one delivered in 1986

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• Royal Thai Army - two operational as of December 2021{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=31}}

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• Transkei Defence Force – two delivered in 1986; passed on to the South African Air Force.

;{{USA}}

• United States Air Force – as C-41A.Hoyle 2015, p. 51.[http://www.designation-systems.net/usmilav/412015-L(addendum).html "DOD 4120.15-L – Addendum."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120326135853/http://designation-systems.net/usmilav/412015-L(addendum).html |date = 26 March 2012 }} designation-systems.net, 26 February 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
• United States ArmyHoyle 2015, p. 52.

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• Uruguayan Air Force – five delivered 1981–1982; all of them are still operational as of December 2021.{{harvnb|Hoyle Flight International 2021| p=34}}

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• Venda Defence ForceFlight International 24–30 November 1993, p. 76. to South African Air Force.

;{{VEN}}

• Venezuelan Navy - five aircraft operational as of December 2021

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• Vietnam People's Air Force - three NC-212i has been commissioned by December 2021
• Vietnam Coast Guard – two C-212–400{{cite web |last1=Waldron |first1=Greg |title=Vietnam Coast Guard receives first of three C-212-400 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/picture-vietnam-coast-guard-receives-c212-400/101385.article |website=FlightGlobal}}{{cite web |title=Vietnamese Coastguard plane crashes while searching for lost co-pilot of Su-30MK2 |url=https://vietnamnet.vn/en/coastguard-plane-crashes-while-searching-for-lost-co-pilot-of-su-30mk2-E159112.html |website=VietNamNet}}

;{{ZIM}}

• Air Force of Zimbabwe – nine operational as of December 2021

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As of September 2011, CASA C-212s have been involved in 71 hull-loss incidents with a total of 558 fatalities.[http://aviation-safety.net/database/type/type-stat.php?type=140 "Accident statistics for CASA C-212."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018044817/http://aviation-safety.net/database/type/type-stat.php?type=140 |date=18 October 2011 }} Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved: 21 April 2012.[http://aviation-safety.net/database/dblist.php?field=typecode&var=140%&cat=%1&sorteer=datekey&page=1 "List of incidents."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930010143/http://aviation-safety.net/database/dblist.php?field=typecode&var=140%&cat=%1&sorteer=datekey&page=1 |date=30 September 2007 }} Aviation Safety Network Database. Retrieved: 21 April 2012.

1978: On the Azores Island of Terceira an Aviocar crashed into the Santa Barbara Volcano killing all three military personal on board. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-casa-212-aviocar-100-terceira-island-3-killed

;2 January 1984: A Royal Jordanian Air Force CASA 212-A3 Aviocar 100 crashed near Al Qatrana, Jordan due to mechanical problems. All 13 people on board the plane were killed.{{cite web|url = https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840102-0 |title = ASN Aircraft accident CASA C-212-A3 Aviocar 100 325 Al Qatrana |first = Harro |last = Ranter |website = aviation-safety.net |access-date = 8 July 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180707230851/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840102-0 |archive-date = 7 July 2018 |url-status = live}}

;4 March 1987: Northwest Airlink Flight 2268 crashed while landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan. Nine of the 19 passengers and crew on board were killed.

;8 May 1987: American Eagle Flight 5452 crashed while landing in Puerto Rico, killing two.

;2 August 1988: Operated by Geoterrex of Ottawa, Canada, the aircraft crashed on approach to Reykjavik, Iceland with the loss of all 3 people on board. The cause was that "the crew lost control of the aircraft, most probably because of large fluctuations in the power output of the right engine caused by the shift of an incorrectly installed speeder spring in the right propeller governor."{{cite web |url = http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880802-0 |title = ASN Aircraft accident CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 C-GILU Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV) |publisher = Aviation-safety.net |access-date = 13 February 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140222174247/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880802-0 |archive-date = 22 February 2014 |url-status = live}}

;1 December 1989: A U.S. Army C-212-200 crashed into the Patuxent River while trying to land at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, killing all five people on board.[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19891201-0 "ASN Aircraft accident CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 N296CA Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111225080316/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19891201-0 |date = 25 December 2011 }} Aviation safety Network. Retrieved: 21 April 2012.

;16 January 1990: SANSA Flight 32 crashed into the Cerro Cedral Mountain in Costa Rica shortly after takeoff from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose. All 20 passengers and three crew on board died in the crash.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}}

;24 January 1990: A Venezuelan Navy C-212 crashed into a mountain due to poor weather, killing all 24 people on board.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}}

;27 March 1990: An Angolan government C-212 was shot down by UNITA rebels near Cuito, killing all 25 people on board.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}}

;7 June 1992: American Eagle Flight 5456, a CASA C-212 flying from Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico crashed short of the runway in Mayagüez, killing both crew members and all three passengers.[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920607-0 "Accident description, Date: 7 June 1992, Type: CASA C-212 Aviocar 200."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111225080606/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920607-0 |date = 25 December 2011 }} Aviation safety Network. Retrieved: 21 April 2012. The investigation led to the discontinuation of use of the C-212 by American Eagle.

;8 March 1994: A Spanish Air Force C-212, part of the Ala 37 deployed in Vicenza, Italy, was hit in the tail by an SA-7 missile, allegedly fired by Serb rebels.{{Cite web |last=Araluce |first=Gonzalo |date=6 June 2022 |title=Zona de operaciones. Las Fuerzas Armadas en misión: desde Bosnia hasta Kabul |url=https://aviacionmilitar.es/recomendacion-zona-de-operaciones-las-fuerzas-armadas-en-mision-desde-bosnia-hasta-kabul |website=aviacionmilitar.es}} This occurred east of Rijeka while ferrying UNPROFOR personnel from Zagreb to Split. The tail control surfaces were damaged, the left engine failed and four passengers were injured by splinters. The crew managed to land the aircraft at Rijeka Airport. Spanish technicians were able to repair the damage and had the aircraft back in service within 48 hours.Vinuesa, Arturo. El conflicto de los Balcanes y la seguridad común europea {{in lang|es}}. Editorial Fundamentos, 2002, p. 190. {{ISBN|84-245-0927-7}}[http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag?idDoc=2273E6349C429C85C12575E400382BEF&idRef=ACEF1BFFF9DE1599C12575E400386986&paginaActiva=2 Destacamento C-212 en Vicenza / 1993–2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720143237/http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag?idDoc=2273E6349C429C85C12575E400382BEF&idRef=ACEF1BFFF9DE1599C12575E400386986&paginaActiva=2 |date=20 July 2011 }} {{in lang|es}}[http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag?idDoc=0ABFF8F473F743F3C12570DD00429EB8&idRef=AB351DC5D74258A5C1257459002666EE "Ala 37"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105045345/http://www.ejercitodelaire.mde.es/ea/pag?idDoc=0ABFF8F473F743F3C12570DD00429EB8&idRef=AB351DC5D74258A5C1257459002666EE |date=5 January 2010 }} {{in lang|es}} ejercitodelaire.mde.es. Retrieved: 21 April 2012.{{Cite news |url = http://elpais.com/diario/1994/03/09/internacional/763167616_850215.html |title = La OTAN considera una "provocación" el ataque a un avión militar español |date = 9 March 1994 |work = EL PAÍS |access-date = 5 May 2017 |language = es |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161205213419/http://elpais.com/diario/1994/03/09/internacional/763167616_850215.html |archive-date = 5 December 2016 |url-status = live}}

;27 August 1994: A DEA-operated aircraft (reg. N119CA) crashed into a mountain (or at the end of a box canyon) north of Puerto Pizana in the Amazonian jungle department of San Martín, Peru. The crash occurred while flying from Santa Lucia to Pucallpa in the Huallaga River Valley region, and killed the CASA's five occupants, all DEA Special Agents. The accident reportedly took place under bad weather and low-visibility conditions during a counter-narcotics reconnaissance operation.{{Cite web |url = https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-casa-212-aviocar-200-near-puerto-pizana-5-killed |title = Crash of a Casa 212 Aviocar 200 near Puerto Pizana: 5 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives |website = www.baaa-acro.com}}{{Cite web |url = https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19940827-0 |title = Descripción del Accidente ASN 27 AUG 1994 CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 N119CA - Puerto Pisana |first = Harro |last = Ranter |website = aviation-safety.net}}{{Cite book |last=Hartman |first=Bob |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-9Oii_7JzscC&q=operation+snowcap+1994+casa+212+peruInside&pg=PA83 |title=Inside Dea: Operation Snowcap |date=2011 |publisher=Xlibris Corporation |isbn=978-1-4269-7288-1 |pages=83 |language=en}} The accident precipitated the end of Operation Snowcap, under which the ill-fated flight took place.Inside Dea: Operation Snowcap, p. 83

;17 June 1995: An Angolan Air Force C-212 carrying members of a local football club crashed while on approach to Catumbela Airport, killing 48 of the 53 people aboard.{{cite web | last=Ranter | first=Harro | title=ASN Aircraft accident CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 T-401 Catumbela Airport (CBT) | website=Aviation Safety Network > | date=1995-06-17 | url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950617-0 | access-date=2018-02-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123608/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950617-0 | archive-date=8 February 2018 |url-status=live}}

;27 November 2004: "Blackwater 61" Presidential Airways CASA C-212-200 (registration N960BW / serial number 231) was contracted by the U.S. Department of Defense to supply American forces deployed in remote areas of Afghanistan. The aircraft entered a box canyon and struck the {{convert|14650|ft|m|adj=on}} level of Baba Mountain, which has a peak elevation of {{convert|16739|ft|m}}. The flight was about {{cvt|25|nmi|km}} north of the typical route between Bagram and Farah.[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-flight-and-crash-of-blackwater-61-19-02-2010/ "The Flight and Crash of "Blackwater 61."] CBS News 60 Minutes. Retrieved: 21 April 2012.[https://groups.google.com/group/rec.aviation.military/browse_thread/thread/502b5a853fafeb25/f3f1b9b9203e683d "Blackwater 61 – Cockpit Voice Recording] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121108113422/http://groups.google.com/group/rec.aviation.military/browse_thread/thread/502b5a853fafeb25/f3f1b9b9203e683d |date = 8 November 2012 }} aviation.military. Retrieved: 21 April 2012.[http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/f/f7/Blackwater_Amended_Complaint.pdf "United States District Court Middle District of Florida Division Case No. 6:05-cv-1002-ORL-28-JGG."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110606051258/http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/f/f7/Blackwater_Amended_Complaint.pdf |date = 6 June 2011 }} Sourcewatch.

Anderson, Rick. [http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-11-14/news/welcome-aboard-blackwater-airlines/ "Welcome Aboard Blackwater Airlines."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110613193048/http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-11-14/news/welcome-aboard-blackwater-airlines/ |date = 13 June 2011 }} Seattle Weekly News, 14 November 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

;22 February 2005: An Indonesian National Police C-212 experienced engine trouble during landing, causing it to crash into the sea. Of the 18 police officers on board, 15 were killed.

;26 October 2006: Swedish Coast Guard CASA C-212-200 (registration SE-IVF / serial number KBV 585) crashed in the Falsterbo Canal during a surveillance mission, killing all four on board.[http://www.kustbevakningen.se/kbvtemplates/PressReleasePage.aspx?id=949 "Press release."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928041750/http://www.kustbevakningen.se/kbvtemplates/PressReleasePage.aspx?id=949 |date = 28 September 2007 }} Swedish Coast Guard. Retrieved: 21 April 2012.[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20061026-0 "Accident description, October 26, 2006."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080504215045/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20061026-0 |date = 4 May 2008 }} Aviation Safety Network Database. Retrieved: 21 April 2012. Eyewitness accounts suggested the accident was caused by the right wing somehow detaching.[http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=5325&date=20061026 "Four dead after coastguard plane crash."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080504114427/http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=5325&date=20061026 |date = 4 May 2008 }} The Local, 26 October 2006. The Swedish Accident Investigation Board's preliminary report suggested that the wing detached due to a fatigue crack which had developed in its load-bearing structure.[http://www.havkom.se/ "Statens Haverikommission."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061215165448/http://www.havkom.se/ |date = 15 December 2006 }} Swedish Accident Investigation Board. Retrieved: 21 April 2012.

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;15 November 2006: Mexican Navy CASA 212-200 Maritime Patrol (serial number AMP-114) crashed in the sea on the Campeche coast over the Gulf of Mexico during a surveillance mission. All crew members survived; the cause of the accident is still unknown.[http://www.semar.gob.mx/boletin/2006/bol_252_06.htm "SEMAR aircraft crashed in Mexican Gulf" {{in lang|es}}.] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070707214847/http://www.semar.gob.mx/boletin/2006/bol_252_06.htm |date = 7 July 2007 }} SEMAR. Retrieved: 21 April 2012.

;26 June 2008: Indonesian Military CASA C-212 was flying from the Jakarta to Bogor, carrying 12 military personnel and six civilians, and was due to test a digital mapping camera, but it disappeared in the Salak Mountain region, about {{convert|90|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of the capital. An air force spokesman said the aircraft was assumed to have crashed.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7476714.stm "Plane goes missing over Indonesia."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531103303/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7476714.stm |date=31 May 2012 }} BBC, 27 June 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

;9 October 2009: Uruguayan Air Force CASA C-212 FAU-531,[http://www.planecrashinfo.com/ "Recent accidents."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005233654/http://www.planecrashinfo.com/ |date=5 October 2009 }} Planecrashinfo. Retrieved: 10 October 2009. operated as part of the U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti, crashed west of Fonds-Verettes, killing all 11 on board.{{cite web |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8300299.stm |title = UN plane crash kills 11 in Haiti |publisher = BBC News |date = 9 October 2009 |access-date = 10 October 2009 |archive-date = 12 October 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091012061518/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8300299.stm |url-status = dead }}

;19 June 2010: A Cameroon Aéro-Service CASA C-212 chartered by Sundance Resources crashed in dense jungle after departing Cameroon for the Congo, killing all 11 people on board, including Australian mining magnate Ken Talbot and Sundance personnel: Chairman Geoff Wedlock, Chief Executive Officer Don Lewis, company secretary John Carr-Gregg and non-executive directors John Jones and Craig Oliver. At the time of the accident, Talbot was a director of Sundance and its largest shareholder.{{cite web |url = http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/cameroun-un-avion-porte-disparu-avec-11-personnes-dont-deux-francais-20-06-2010-971800.php |title = Avion disparu en Afrique : l'Australie "retournera chaque pierre" |date = 20 June 2010 |access-date = 20 June 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100623005804/http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/cameroun-un-avion-porte-disparu-avec-11-personnes-dont-deux-francais-20-06-2010-971800.php |archive-date = 23 June 2010 |url-status = live}}McCullough, James. [http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/mining-magnate-ken-talbot-feared-killed-in-plane-crash-over-congo/story-e6freon6-1225881942528 "Mining magnate Ken Talbot feared dead in plane crash over Congo."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110202213640/http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/mining-magnate-ken-talbot-feared-killed-in-plane-crash-over-congo/story-e6freon6-1225881942528 |date = 2 February 2011 }} couriermail.com.au, 20 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.[https://archive.today/20120713175209/http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ario2k5Fzot8&pos=9 "Sundance Plane Wreckage Found in Congo; No Survivors (Update2)."] bloomberg.com. Retrieved: 21 April 2012.

;12 February 2011: Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter CASA C-212, PK-ZAI, carrying five crew, crashed after takeoff from Batam, Indonesia, during a test flight following engine maintenance. All five crew members were killed.[http://avherald.com/h?article=437b9c73&opt=7680 "Crash: Sabang Merauke Raya C212 near Batam on 12 February 2011, lost height enroute."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180811204204/http://avherald.com/h?article=437b9c73&opt=7680 |date = 11 August 2018 }} avherald.com.Retrieved: 21 April 2012.

;1 April 2011: FUGRO Aviation Canada Limited CASA C-212, C-FDKM, carrying three crew, crashed while attempting to land at Saskatoon Airport, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, after declaring an emergency with an engine failure. The aircraft crashed on Wanuskewin Drive in Saskatoon and hit a concrete barrier, resulting in one death and two injuries aboard.Grummett, Danny and David Giles. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110405154145/http://www.globalsaskatoon.com/Ontario%2Bdead%2Binvestigators%2Bsift%2Bthrough%2Bwreckage%2Bfatal%2BSaskatoon/4550065/story.html "Ontario man dead as investigators sift through the wreckage of fatal Saskatoon plane crash."], archived from [http://www.globalsaskatoon.com/Ontario+dead+investigators+sift+through+wreckage+fatal+Saskatoon/4550065/story.html the original] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110405154145/http://www.globalsaskatoon.com/Ontario+dead+investigators+sift+through+wreckage+fatal+Saskatoon/4550065/story.html |date = 5 April 2011 }} on 5 April 2011, Global TV, Saskatoon (Shaw Media), 4 April 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

;2 September 2011: A Chilean Air Force CASA C-212, carrying 21 people, crashed {{convert|500|mi|km}} from Chile's Pacific coastline in the Juan Fernández Islands, with no survivors. Felipe Camiroaga, a highly popular Chilean TV presenter, was one of the passengers, along with businessman Felipe Cubillos, who had been working on post-earthquake reconstruction efforts.{{cite web |url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chile-air-force-plane-carrying-21-aboard-crashes/ |title = Chile air force plane carrying 21 aboard crashes |publisher = cbsnews.com |date = 2 September 2011 |access-date = 3 September 2011 |archive-date = 3 September 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110903095528/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/02/501364/main20101252.shtml |url-status = live }}

;29 September 2011: An Indonesian Aerospace CASA C-212 (registration PK-TLF, built in 1989) was carrying 18 people from Medan, North Sumatra to Kutacane, Aceh. Operated by Nusantara Buana Air, the aircraft crashed into Gunung Kapur, a {{convert|1600|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} mountain in the Bukit Barisan range, near the village of Bukit Lawang, Bohorok District. There were no survivors among the 14 passengers, three crew and pilot. The accident occurred between 07:28 and 08:05 local time, approximately 58 km (36 miles) northwest of Medan, North Sumatra.Hradecky, Simon. [http://avherald.com/h?article=443b0de7 "Crash: Buana C212 near Kutacane on Sep 29th 2011, wreckage found, no survivors."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003193719/http://avherald.com/h?article=443b0de7 |date=3 October 2018 }} avherald.com, 1 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/indonesia/berita_indonesia/2011/09/110928_pesawathilang.shtml "Pesawat dengan 14 penumpang jurusan Medan-Kutacane hilang,"] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111001174135/http://www.bbc.co.uk/indonesia/berita_indonesia/2011/09/110928_pesawathilang.shtml |date = 1 October 2011 }} BBC, 29 December 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.[http://www.metrotvnews.com/read/newsvideo/2011/09/29/136848/SAR-Dekati-Titik-Jatuhnya-Cassa-NBA-Nasib-Penumpang-Belum-Jelas "SAR Dekati Titik Jatuhnya Cassa NBA, Nasib Penumpang Belum Jelas."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111001105208/http://www.metrotvnews.com/read/newsvideo/2011/09/29/136848/SAR-Dekati-Titik-Jatuhnya-Cassa-NBA-Nasib-Penumpang-Belum-Jelas |date = 1 October 2011 }} metrotvnews.com, 1 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

;16 June 2016: A Vietnam Coast Guard CASA C-212-400 from Gia Lam Airport en route to the Gulf of Tonkin crashed during a search for a Su-30MK2 and its pilots downed a few days before. All nine C-212 crew members were lost.{{Cite web |last=Newspaper |first=Tuoi Tre |date=30 January 2016 |title=Vietnam jet goes missing while searching for lost pilot and fighter jet |url=http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/35391/vietnam-jet-goes-missing-while-searching-for-lost-pilot-and-fighter-jet |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620073110/http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/35391/vietnam-jet-goes-missing-while-searching-for-lost-pilot-and-fighter-jet |archive-date=20 June 2016 |access-date=27 June 2016 |website=tuoitrenews.vn}} The crash site was initially reported to be located {{convert|44|nmi|km}} south-southwest of Bach Long Vi Island. By 18 June 2016, some debris had been found, but there was no sign of the crew. The Vietnamese Coast Guard and Navy announced that the airframe and black box had been found {{convert|15|nmi|km}} southwest of Bach Long Vi, only 5 nm from the Vietnamese-Chinese border on the gulf.

;9 February 2017: A Botswana Defence Force CASA C-212 crashed in the vicinity of Thebephatshwa village in the evening, minutes after leaving Thebephatshwa Air Base. All three people aboard died in the crash. The aircraft was on its way to the capital, Gaborone, {{Convert|90|km}} away.[http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?aid=66563&dir=2017/february/10 "BDF plane crashes, kills 3."] {{Webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181217062604/http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?aid=66563&dir=2017%2Ffebruary%2F10 |date = 17 December 2018 }} mmegi.bw, 10 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

;29 July 2022:The pilot of a CASA C-212 experienced a runway excursion on touchdown, ending up on the grass infield of Raleigh–Durham International Airport in North Carolina after the loss of the right landing gear wheel incurred during an earlier hard landing. The crew had attempted to land at another site near Raeford after flying skydivers when it made the hard landing, then diverted to Raleigh-Durham due to its longer runway. En route to the airport, the pilot reported that the copilot had jumped from the aircraft's rear ramp at {{Convert|3500|ft}} without a parachute. The body of the 23-year old male flight crewmember, who had taken an unregulated herbal supplement, was found in a residential area later that evening.{{Cite web |last=WRAL |date=2022-07-29 |title=23-year-old identified after exiting plane midair, falling into Fuquay-Varina neighborhood |url=https://www.wral.com/body-man-who-jumped-or-fell-from-plane-found-in-fuquay-varina-neighborhood/20395362/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=WRAL.com |language=en}}{{cite web|url= https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/co-pilot-exits-aircraft-before-emergency-landing/|title= Copilot Exits Aircraft Before Emergency Landing|access-date= 1 August 2022|last= Niles|first= Russ|work= AVweb|date= 30 July 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220801122023/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/co-pilot-exits-aircraft-before-emergency-landing/|archive-date= 1 August 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/co-pilot-jumped-from-raleigh-bound-aircraft-911-tape/|title= Copilot 'Jumped' From Raleigh-Bound Aircraft: 911 Tape|access-date= 4 August 2022|last= Niles|first= Russ |work= AVweb|date= 3 August 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220804121747/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/co-pilot-jumped-from-raleigh-bound-aircraft-911-tape/|archive-date= 4 August 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/ntsb-preliminary-report-includes-pic-testimony-in-fatal-copilot-plunge/|title= NTSB Preliminary Report Includes PIC Testimony In Fatal Copilot Plunge|access-date= 17 August 2022|last= Phelps|first= Mark|work= AVweb|date= 16 August 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220817122125/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/ntsb-preliminary-report-includes-pic-testimony-in-fatal-copilot-plunge/|archive-date= 17 August 2022|url-status= live}}

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{{Aircraft specs

|ref= Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1989–90{{cite book |title = Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1989–90 |year = 1989 |publisher = Jane's Information Group |location = London |isbn = 978-0710608963 |editor1-last = Taylor |editor1-first = John W.R. |edition = 80th |pages = 216–218}}Taylor 1988, pp. 205–206.

|prime units?= met

|crew= 2

|capacity= 26 passengers / 25 paratroops / {{cvt|2820|kg|0}} military payload / {{cvt|2700|kg|0}} cargo payload

|length m= 16.15

|length note=

|span m= 20.28

|span note=

|height m= 6.6

|height note=

|wing area sqm= 41

|wing area note=

|aspect ratio= 10

|airfoil= NACA 65₃-218{{cite web |last1 = Lednicer |first1 = David |title = The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url = https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website = m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date = 16 April 2019}}

|empty weight kg= 3,780

|empty weight note=

|gross weight kg=

|gross weight note=

|max takeoff weight kg= 8,000

|max takeoff weight note=military {{cvt|7700|kg|0}} standard

|fuel capacity= {{cvt|2040|L|USgal impgal}} / {{cvt|1600|kg|0}} internal and {{cvt|1000|L|USgal impgal}} auxiliary fuel tanks in the cabin or 2x {{cvt|750|L|USgal impgal}} auxiliary fuel tanks in the cabin and/or 2x {{cvt|500|L|USgal impgal}} underwing auxiliary fuel tanks

|more general=

|eng1 number= 2

|eng1 name= Garrett AiResearch TPE331-10R-513C

|eng1 type= turboprop engines

|eng1 kw= 671

|eng1 note=

|prop blade number= 4

|prop name= Dowty Rotol R-334/4-82-F/13

|prop dia m= 2.74

|prop dia note= constant-speed fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers

|max speed kmh= 370

|max speed note= V_MO (maximum operating speed) at MTOW

|max speed mach=

|cruise speed kmh= 354

|cruise speed note= (max cruise) at {{cvt|3050|m|-2}}

|stall speed kmh= 145

|stall speed note= in take-off configuration

|never exceed speed kmh=

|never exceed speed note=

|minimum control speed kmh=

|minimum control speed note=

|range km= 835

|range note= with full military payload

|combat range km=

|combat range note=

|ferry range km= 2,680

|ferry range note= with maximum fuel and {{cvt|1192|kg|0}} payload

|endurance=

|ceiling m= 7,925

|ceiling sigfig=2

|ceiling note= {{cvt|3380|m|-2}} on one engine

|g limits=

|roll rate=

|climb rate ms= 8.3

|climb rate note=

|time to altitude=

|wing loading kg/m2=

|wing loading note=

|fuel consumption kg/km=

|power/mass=

|more performance=

• Take-off distance to {{cvt|15|m|0}}: {{cvt|610|m}} (MIL-7700C)
• Landing distance from {{cvt|15|m|0}}: {{cvt|462|m}} (MIL-7700C)
• Landing run: {{cvt|285|m}} (MIL-7700C)

|armament=

• Up to {{cvt|500|kg|0}} of weapons on two hardpoints. Typically, machine gun pods or rocket launchers.

|avionics=

}}

{{Portal|Spain|Aviation}}

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|related=

• Indonesian Aerospace N-219

|similar aircraft=

• Antonov An-28
• Chase YC-122 Avitruc
• De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
• Dornier 228
• Harbin Y-12
• IAI Arava
• Short Skyvan

|lists=

• List of military aircraft of the United States

|see also=

}}

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• {{Official website|https://www.indonesian-aerospace.com/aircraft/detail/12_nc212+family}}
• {{cite web |url = http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/4ab322dd7032261c86257dc8004d0cee/$FILE/A43EU_Rev_11.pdf |title = Type Certificate Data Sheet No. A43EU, C-212 |date = 8 January 2015 |publisher = Federal Aviation Administration}}

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