# NTSB FTW78FA075: Douglas DC-7C, N244B, Farmersville, LA, September 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1978
- Place: Farmersville, LA · FARMERSVILLE, LA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2547   78/9/6    FARMERSVILLE,LA     DOUGLAS DC-7C       CR-  1  0  3  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0310                    N244B               PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-I               UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CURACAO,NETS                ALMYRA,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ILLEGAL MARIJUANA CARGO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N244B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244B-1980-12-22), registration cancelled 1980-12-22, S/N 44876 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7C
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-7CF](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7cf) (registry code 3021807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

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

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.

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