# Accident 19760203013909A: Beech C45H, Lafayette, LA, February 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1976
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regiona
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3329G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3329G-1976-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151019, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,875 total, 520 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76AF062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760203013909A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED UNK THIN LAYER OF FOG. CRASHED IN SWAMP.DIDN'T UPDATE WEATHER.

## 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 FTW76AF062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF062), Feb 3, 1976: Beech C-45H (N3329G), Lafayette, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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