# Accident 19770701017849A: Beech D55, Natchitoches, LA, July 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1977
- Place: Natchitoches, LA
- Airport: Natchitoches Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 31.7357° N, 93.0992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NATCHITOCHES RGNL (IER), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7357&lon=-93.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N413S-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,149 total, 982 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770701017849A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW77FRJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRJ12), Jul 1, 1977: Beech D55 (N413S), Natchitoches, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N413S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870421010639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870421010639A), Apr 21, 1987: Beech D55 (N413S), Cameron, LA, Substantial damage. Left engine failed on takeoff. Pilot did not feather prop. Aircraft landed in a marsh. Fuel filter bowl found loose.

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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