Douglas DC-7C N244B
6 September 1978 · Farmersville, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 September 1978 at about 03:10 local time, a Douglas DC-7C registered N244B, operated by Advanced Avtn, was involved in an accident during in flight near Farmersville, Louisiana, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmersville, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7C
- Registration
- N244B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Advanced Avtn
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter-Cargo-International
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Curacao, Nets → Almyra, Ar
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2547
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ILLEGAL MARIJUANA CARGO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1979 | Douglas DC-7C | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | Butler Aircraf | Fatal | 12 |
| 8 Jul 1977 | Douglas DC-7C | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1979 | Douglas DC-7C | Daggett, California, United States | Vintage Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jun 1973 | Douglas DC-7C | Miami, Florida, United States | Warnaco, Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Jul 1983 | Douglas DC-7C | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1968 | Douglas DC-7C | Miami, Florida, United States | Airlift International, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |