Overview
- The twin‑engine plane went down late Tuesday morning in a pasture near the Gloria Switch Road and LA‑93 roundabout in Lafayette Parish.
- Local reporting identified the victims as Bruce Verduyn, 58, and Justin Ramsey, 42, of The Woodlands, Texas, and Lydia Laws, 46, of Spring, Texas.
- The aircraft was a Beechcraft Baron registered to Align Aviation LLC of The Woodlands, Texas, according to registration records cited by aviation outlets.
- FlightAware data showed tail number N16PV departed Hooks Memorial Airport near Houston with an intended landing at a nearby private airstrip, and its track ended at the crash area.
- The FAA and NTSB are leading the investigation, deputies have cordoned off the area, and witnesses reported the plane circling unusually low before impact.