# N7973L: Beech A23-19, registration cancelled 1992-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech A23-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (registry code 1151212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MB154
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1986
- Last registry action: June 27, 1991
- Mode S code: AAD4D2
- Owner when cancelled: [Butler C W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTLER%20C%20W)
- Location: [Orangeburg, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Orangeburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4778° N, 80.8442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29115, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7973L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7973L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7973L-1992-08-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Beech A23-19: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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