# Accident 19920425011139A: Beech A2319, Orangeburg, SC, April 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1992, 14:45 local time
- Place: Orangeburg, SC
- Airport: Orangeburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4890° N, 80.8597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4890&lon=-80.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7973L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7973L-1992-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-19 (registry code 1151212, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,813 total, 5 in this make and model, 222 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920425011139A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND BURNED ON LANDING.LARGE HOLE FOUND IN MUFFLER. CAUSED BY DETERIORATION.

## 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 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.

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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