# N7973L: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 13, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7973L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7973L

## Aircraft that carried N7973L

- [Cancelled 1992-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7973L-1992-08-13): Beech A23-19, S/N MB154. Owner: [Butler C W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTLER%20C%20W), [Orangeburg, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Orangeburg)

## NTSB investigations on N7973L (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL92LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA089), Apr 25, 1992: Beech 23A-19 (N7973L), Orangeburg, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: THE DETERIORATION OF THE EXHAUST MUFFLER WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT FIRE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7973L (1)

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.

- [Accident 19920425011139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920425011139A), Apr 25, 1992: Beech A2319 (N7973L), Orangeburg, SC, Destroyed. Smoke in cockpit on takeoff. Returned and burned on landing. Large hole found in muffler. Caused by deterioration.

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