| Date: | Monday 18 April 1977 |
| Time: | 22:07 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Tidewater Marine Services |
| Registration: | N256TM |
| MSN: | BB-96 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Ruddock, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | New Orleans International Airport, LA (MSY/KMSY) |
| New Orleans International Airport, LA (MSY/KMSY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Struck the water during an unauthorized test flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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