Champion 7FC
NTSB investigations · 173
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
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SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
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WHERE a.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101NX')
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NTSB WPR25LA242Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7FC · Moriarty, NMThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA24LA023Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7FC · Hawkinsville, GAThe failure of the carburetor fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB ERA23LA167Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7FC · Winter Haven, FLThe pilot’s failure to properly secure the rear seat headset, resulting in an obstruction of the airplane’s rudder controls.NTSB WPR22LA369Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7FC · Maxwell, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA21LA058Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7FC · Georgetown, DEThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while on landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB ERA21LA022Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7FC · Moneta, VAThe fight instructor’s failure to ensure that the fuel selector handle was in the correct position, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA15CA013Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Reidsville, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll in gusty wind conditions.NTSB WPR12CA376Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Terrebonne, ORThe pilot's physical impairment, which adversely affected his ability to properly operate the airplane.NTSB ERA11CA366Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Wellsville, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB CEN09CA192Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Thomas, OKA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB DFW07CA177Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca Champion · Kirbyville, TXThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control during takeoff roll as result of the failure of the airplane's tailwheel's steering arm.NTSB MIA06LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican Champion 7EC · Palmetto, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in a stall.NTSB NYC06CA194Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Harmonsburg, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance on final approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.NTSB NYC06LA070Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Dover-Foxcroft, METhe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect ice in the fuel system, resulting in a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb, and an in-flight collision with trees.NTSB ATL05CA040Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Soperton, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff roll, which resulted in an on-ground collision with trees. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in a tailwheel airplane.NTSB ANC05CA011Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Talkeetna, AKThe instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and subsequent nose over.NTSB CHI04CA160Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Carmi, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, his decision to continue the takeoff when the aircraft had left the runway surface, and his selection of unsuitable terrain for the continued takeoff. An additional cause was the…NTSB LAX01LA293Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Reno, NVThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB FTW00LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Powderly, TXThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, during which he failed to detect the disconnected tailwheel steering assembly.NTSB NYC98FA166Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Alliance, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during the approach which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience and lack of experience in the make and model of the accident…NTSB IAD98LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7FC · Somesville, METhe pilot's inadequate planning and decision, which fail to consider the effect of takeoff in the direction of the sunlight, which resulted in the pilot encountering sunglare and the loss of aircraft control.NTSB IAD96LA086Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Stevensville, MDThe pilot's misjudgment of the amount of fuel he had onboard the airplane which resulted in an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the high vegetation encountered during the forced landing which resulted in…NTSB FTW96LA052Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Fredericksburg, TXthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the binding tailwheel and the pilot's lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes.NTSB BFO94LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Sacramento, KYThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance.NTSB SEA94FA221Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Tacoma, WAPilot incapacitation due to a heart attack.NTSB FTW92LA174Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Paris, TXFuel exhaustion power loss. Factors were a loose fuel cap, inadequate preflight by the pilot and the lack of suitable terrain.NTSB LAX91LA397Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7FC · Phoenix, AZThe pilot's improper remedial action. Contributing to this accident was the pilot's improper use of the brakes and rudder and his lack of experience in the accident airplane's make and model.NTSB FTW91LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Medina, TXThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout.NTSB LAX91LA238Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7FC · Sedona, AZThe total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing and on ground collision with a berm.NTSB LAX89LA033Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Hesperia, CAWitnesses rprtd that the winds at the arpt were out of the west at about 20 KTS with peak gusts of about 37 KTS. They stated the wind sock was indicating a direct x-wind with rwy 3/21 & that the plt initiated his takeoff on rwy 21. Witnesses rprtd that during…NTSB BFO86FIG03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportChampion 7FC · Baltimore, MDThe acft was observed to touch down hard on the sod rwy, bounce into the air, and come back down on the left main and nose wheel. The nose wheel fork broke and the nose wheel departed the acft. The acft continued to slide for aprx 24 ft after which time it…NTSB DEN85LA140Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Watkins, COA witness stated the acft veered aprx 30 degs during the landing roll and was heading toward the north edge of the rwy when full pwr was added to abort the landing. The acft took off and traveled over a grass and wheat field, which borders the rwy, with the…NTSB ATL85LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Louisville, KYThe student plt departed from a snow covered rwy & proceeded on a solo x-country. When he returned, the nosewheel broke thru the snow crusted surface & collapsed, then the acft nosed over. The plt said there were ruts on the rwy from other acft which caused…NTSB LAX84LA497Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Merced, CADuring takeoff the plt lost control of the acft. It veered off the rwy & collided with a dirt bank. The plt indicated that his wife may have unknowingly been applying pressure to the heel brakes during the attempted takeoff.NTSB MIA84LA245Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Fort Drum, FLThe acft collided with a power line and the ground after a loss of power during takeoff. The plt was not certificated. The passenger said that the plt attributed the power loss to water in the fuel. The acft was being operated on automobile fuel. Attempts to…NTSB FTW83LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7FC · Lake City, ARThe plt reported that during level flt, the eng lost power. He tried to land in an open field, but the acft struck a tree top aprx 35 to 40 ft AGL, then crashed on the ground, right wing first. The plt suspected possible carburetor ice. The temp & den point…NTSB FTW83LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Alexandria, LADuring landing, the aircraft touched down with a right quartering tailwind. The pilot stated that after making a normal approach and landing, he overcontrolled the rudder. The aircraft veer off the runway and collided with a ditch before reaching the taxiway.…NTSB LAX82DA173Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAeronca 7EC · Prescott, AZFollowing a wheel landing the aircraft bounced and made a three point landing. After crossing a runway intersection the aircraft developed a left turning tendency which the pilots stated they could not control. The aircraft ran into a ditch.NTSB CHI81FEC42Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7FC · Ann Arbor, MINTSB LAX81DUJ87Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Prescott, AZNTSB ATL81FA019Accident · 5 fatalClosedChampion 7FC · Hilton Head, SCNTSB IAD79DKW19Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Whitebluff, TNNTSB MKC79DER34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Glencoe, MNNTSB LAX78DUQ24Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Mojave, CANTSB CHI77FEK27Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Columbus, OHNTSB CHI77DEE47Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Moline, ILNTSB FTW76AF105Accident · 2 fatalClosedChampion 7FC · Dickinson, TXNTSB CHI76FEC33Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Jackson, MINTSB NYC75DGM34Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Wattsburg, PANTSB IAD75FID06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Martinsville, VA
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