# NTSB investigations: Champion 7GCAA, 1985

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 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 DEN86LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA001.md): Champion 7GCAA · Cortez, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1985 · N9614S · Substantial damage
  > After 3.9 hrs flt time on a x-country flt from cheyenne, WY, to Cortez, CO, the plt experienced an eng failure due to fuel exahustion. He executed a forced landing in a mountain meadow that was not adequate in length for the landing. The acft impacted trees…
- [NTSB ATL85LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA265.md): Bellanca Champion 7GCAA · Alabaster, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1985 · N7559F · Substantial damage
  > The plt lost directional control of the acft during a landing. The acft nosed over coming to rest inverted. The plt related that a gust of wind caused the loss of control.
- [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…
- [NTSB DEN85FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA088.md): Bellanca 7GCAA · Cornville, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1985 · N6328N · Destroyed
  > The acft was on a local flt with the owner/private plt & a student plt on board. While in aerobatic flt over a narrow canyon/gully area, the acft collided with & severed 3 power lines & a static line, located aprx 100 ft above the ground. The acft then…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1985
  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&year=1985

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