Beschrijving:
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
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | woensdag 6 september 1978 |
| Tijd: | 03:10 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-7CF |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Advance Aviation Inc |
| Registratie: | N244B |
| Constructienummer: | 44876/673 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1956 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 5 km (3.1 mijl) S of Farmerville, LA ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Ilegale Vlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport (CUR/TNCC), Curaçao |
| Almyra Municipal Airport, AR, Verenigde Staten |
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
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accident date: 06-09-1978
type: Douglas DC-7CF
registration: N244B
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport en Almyra Municipal Airport, AR bedraagt 3340 km (2087 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport en Almyra Municipal Airport, AR bedraagt 3340 km (2087 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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