In a recent paper, a new three-parameter class of Abel type equations, so-called AIR, all of whose members can be mapped into Riccati equations, is shown. Most of the Abel equations with solution presented in the literature belong to the AIR class. Three canonical forms were shown to generate this class, according to the roots of a cubic. In this paper, a connection between those canonical forms and the differential equations for the hypergeometric functions $_2{\rm F}_1$, $_1{\rm F}_1$ and $_0{\rm F}_1$ is unveiled. This connection provides a closed form $_p{\rm F}_q$ solution for all Abel equations of the AIR class.