# Accident 19771019038979A: Beech 76, Valparaiso, IN, October 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1977
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 41.4540° N, 87.0071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTER COUNTY RGNL (VPZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4540&lon=-87.0071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17530, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17530-1997-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,707 total, 911 in this make and model, 276 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771019038979A

## 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 CHI78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA003), Oct 19, 1977: Beech 200 (N17530), Valparaiso, IN, destroyed, 1 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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