Final NTSB investigations: American Champion 7GCBC

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as American Champion 7GCBC, where the sequence of events included Runway excursion. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20102026
Final NTSB investigations: American Champion 7GCBC per year, 2010–2026: 6 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
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
  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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101PL')
      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\" = '300' 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"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB CEN26LA039Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Pineville, MOThe change in wind direction during landing, which resulted in a tailwind condition and runway overrun.Nov 7, 2025 · N443RL · Substantial damageNTSB ERA22LA152Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Plainville, CTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Mar 10, 2022 · N91JB · Substantial damageNTSB ERA21LA150Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Montgomery, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a ground loop and structural damage to the airframe.Nov 8, 2020 · N139PC · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA176Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Ontario, ORThe flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during landing, in cross wind conditions.Mar 18, 2018 · N234RA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN11CA450Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Sugar Land, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.Jul 2, 2011 · N79RA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN10CA328Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Arcola, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during the landing roll.Jun 16, 2010 · N72EB · Substantial damage