# NTSB FTW77FA049: Beech BE200, N256TM, Ruddock, LA, April 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1977
- Place: Ruddock, LA · RUDDOCK, LA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2869  77/4/18  NR.RUDDOCK,LA         BEECH BE200         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2900
        TIME - 2207                    N256TM              PX-  4  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 580 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- UNAUTHORIZED FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N256TM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256TM-1979-03-12), registration cancelled 1979-03-12, S/N BB-96, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE200
- Registry model: [Beech 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (registry code 1152920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770418030319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770418030319A), Apr 18, 1977: Beech 200BEECH, Ruddock, LA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Unauthorized flt.

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.

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