# NTSB investigations: Champion 7GCAA: Loss of control - in flight

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 DEN08CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA043.md): Champion 7GCAA · Gallup, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 23, 2007 · N8305V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's premature landing flare and an inadvertent stall/mush. A contributing factor is pilot's lack of recent night experience.
- [NTSB NYC00FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA183.md): Champion 7GCAA · Lakewood, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 2000 · N8384V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall. Factors were the entanglement of the tow rope with the rudder horn, restricted rudder movement, the pilot's lack of total experience in the type of operation, and no stall warning…
- [NTSB NYC94LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA116.md): Champion 7GCAA · Blairstown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1994 · N2899G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, resulting in a loss of control and collision with the terrain.
- [NTSB CHI92LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA175.md): Champion 7GCAA · Brainerd, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 1992 · N2519F · Destroyed
  > An excessive pull up and failure to maintain an airspeed above stalling speed by the pilot in command.
- [NTSB SEA91LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA208.md): Champion 7GCAA · Townsend, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1991 · N1645G · Destroyed
  > The instructor pilot's not maintaining the power off stall speed resulting in a stall condition. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of sufficient altitude to enable a successful recovery from the stall.
- [NTSB NYC88LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA180.md): Champion 7GCAA · Lakewood, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1988 · N11088 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of directional control during landing, due to a banner towing rope being wrapped around the left rudder horn.
- [NTSB ANC86LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA019.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 1985 · N9533S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that during the touch and to landing, the aircraft stalled approximately 20 feet in the air. The pilot was trying the slow the aircraft down for a short field landing when it stalled.
- [NTSB NYC86LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA033.md): Champion 7GCAA · Colts Neck, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 1985 · N5249X · Destroyed
  > The acft was being used to fly an advertising banner for the jersey shore marathon. The flt took off in a westerly direction, following the traffic pattern, climbing to aprx 1500 ft. a pullup maneuver was made to simulate a banner pickup. The plt checked for…
- [NTSB SEA86FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA004.md): Champion 7GCAA · Oakley, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1985 · N9623S · Destroyed
  > Low time private pilot had borrowed aircraft for personal trip to nearby airport. On arrival, pilot made fly by of friend's ranch to signal for pick up at airport. Friend got into auto and headed for airport,stated he was driving 60 mph and saw aircraft in…
- [NTSB FTW85LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA240.md): Champion 7GCAA · Hillsboro, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1985 · N7595F · Destroyed
  > The pilot had just taken off on runway 16 at the municipal airport in Hillsboro, TX. This wind, as reported by the pilotwas 220 degrees at 16 knots with gusts to 22 knots and the temperature was 102 degrees. Two persons and 16 gallons of fuel were aboard.…
- [NTSB ATL85FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA143.md): Champion 7GCA · Collinsville, MS · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1985 · N9636S · Destroyed
  > Witnesses, friends of the plt, reported seeing the acft engaged in aerobatics at altitudes between 500 ft AGL and 2000 ft AGL, aprx 1/4 mile from their outdoor social function. They continued to report, the acft entered a spin and after aprx 2 3/4 revolutions…

## 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 ('21101N8')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=21101N8&occurrence=250

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