# NTSB investigations: Champion 7GC: Loss of control on ground

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA002.md): Champion 7GC · Haskell, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 1, 2025 · N621E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience with the recently installed brakes and tundra tires.
- [NTSB GAA18CA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA442.md): Champion 7GC · Warren, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 14, 2018 · N2127C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC18LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA030.md): Champion 7GC · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 2018 · N4844E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a loss of control and failure of the main landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to land.
- [NTSB GAA18CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA025.md): Champion 7GC · Gerlach, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 21, 2017 · N7589E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing roll in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR12CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA397.md): Champion 7GC · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2012 · N61819 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101N2')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '230' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence?model=21101N2

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