# Accident 19770418030319A: Beech 200BEECH, Ruddock, LA, April 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1977
- Place: Ruddock, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.2044° N, 90.4251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruddock, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2044&lon=-90.4251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N256TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256TM-1979-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,480 total, 580 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770418030319A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 FTW77FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA049), Apr 18, 1977: Beech BE200 (N256TM), Ruddock, LA, destroyed, 5 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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