
Descripción:
The DC-7 struck a heavily wooded area at 250 feet elevation. The aircraft caught fire. Thirty-five bales of marijuana were recovered from the wreckage.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged altitude and clearance
FACTOR:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
accident date: 06-09-1978
type: Douglas DC-7CF
registration: N244B
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | miércoles 6 septiembre 1978 |
| Hora: | 03:10 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas DC-7CF |
| Operador: | Advance Aviation Inc |
| Registración: | N244B |
| Numéro de série: | 44876/673 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1956 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 5 km (3.1 milles) S of Farmerville, LA ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Ilegal |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport (CUR/TNCC), Curaçao |
| Almyra Municipal Airport, AR, Estados Unidos de América |
The DC-7 struck a heavily wooded area at 250 feet elevation. The aircraft caught fire. Thirty-five bales of marijuana were recovered from the wreckage.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged altitude and clearance
FACTOR:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
Fuentes:
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accident date: 06-09-1978
type: Douglas DC-7CF
registration: N244B
Map
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Distance from Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport to Almyra Municipal Airport, AR as the crow flies is 3340 km (2087 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport to Almyra Municipal Airport, AR as the crow flies is 3340 km (2087 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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