# NTSB investigations: Champion 7GCAA, NJ

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 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 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 NYC87LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA200.md): Champion 7GCAA · Bargaintown, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1987 · N9085L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that during climb out and level off after a banner pickup, the engine would not produce sufficient power to sustain flight. After checking the carburetor heat and mixture, he released the tow ropes and established a glide. Subsequently, the…
- [NTSB NYC86LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA167.md): Champion 7GCAA · Lakewood, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1986 · N5186X · Substantial damage
  > After returning to the airport, the pilot lost directional control during the landing and the aircraft veered off the runway. Subsequently, the aircraft struck a runway light and the left main wheel & left wing were damaged.
- [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 NYC76FHM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM05.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · New Shrewsbury, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1975 · N5216X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC75DHM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHM05.md): Champion 7GCAA · Asbury Park, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 3, 1974 · N5249X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0423.md): Champion 7DC · Sussex, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 2, 1967 · N5129T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0251.md): Aeronca 7GCA · Warwick, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 24, 1966 · N11088 · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NJ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101N8'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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