# Accident 19920901035509A: Beech A2319, Picayune, MS, September 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1992, 16:15 local time
- Place: Picayune, MS
- Airport: Picayune Pearl River County Ar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5195° N, 89.6703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5195&lon=-89.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2377W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2377W-1994-10-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920901035509A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED AND BURNED IN SWAMP NEAR AIRPORT. HAD MINIMUM FUEL FOR TRIP. FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT EMPTY TANK.

## 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 MIA92FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA173), Sep 1, 1992: Beech BE-A23-19 (N2377W), Picayune, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PLACE THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE FULLEST TANK, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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