# Accident 19920914036589A: Cessna 320, Darlington, SC, September 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1992, 18:55 local time
- Place: Darlington, SC
- Airport: Branhams Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2891° N, 79.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2891&lon=-79.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5754X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5754X-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320 (registry code 2074502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920914036589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOSS BOTH ENGINES ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK WIRES. FUELED FROM UNCLEAN CHEMICAL MIXING 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 ATL92LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA180), Sep 14, 1992: Cessna 320 (N5754X), Darlington, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER SERVICING OF THE AIRPLANE WITH CONTAMINATED FUEL BY THE OWNER PILOT.

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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