# N244B: Douglas DC-7CF, registration cancelled 1980-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-7CF](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7cf) (registry code 3021807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44876
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1977
- Mode S code: A23EF4
- Owner when cancelled: [Advance Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADVANCE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8843° N, 84.3750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30342, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N244B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=244B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244B-1980-12-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Douglas DC-7CF: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7cf.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW78FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA075), Sep 6, 1978: Douglas DC-7C (N244B), Farmersville, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19780906029799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780906029799A), Sep 6, 1978: Doug DC7B (N244B), Farmersville, LA, Destroyed. Illegal marijuana cargo.

## Other aircraft with N244B

- [Cancelled 1970-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244B-1970-09-17): Colonial C-1, S/N 2. Owner: [Strom R S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROM%20R%20S), [Erwin, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Erwin)

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