# Accident 19770718019149A: Beech E33, St Matthews, SC, July 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1977
- Place: St Matthews, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.6638° N, 80.7776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Matthews, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6638&lon=-80.7776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7842R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7842R-1977-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33 (registry code 1151422, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 160 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770718019149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA77FLG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG24), Jul 18, 1977: Beech E33 (N7842R), St Matthews, SC, destroyed

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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