# NTSB investigations: Champion 7EC, TX

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 CEN25FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA005.md): Champion 7EC · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Oct 7, 2024 · N4337C · Substantial damage
  > On October 7, 2024, about 1240 central daylight time, a Champion 7EC airplane, N4337C, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB CEN20LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA260.md): Champion 7EC · Port O'Conner, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 3, 2020 · N9891B · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to a stuck intake valve.
- [NTSB CEN16LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA251.md): Champion 7EC · Placedo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2016 · N9891B · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate annual inspection of the fuel system that failed to detect a deteriorated fuel line and a misrigged fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s…
- [NTSB FTW93LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA057.md): Champion 7EC · Weatherford, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1992 · N9891B · Substantial damage
  > An engine failure for undetermined reasons. The lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing was a factor.
- [NTSB FTW82DA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA183.md): Champion 7EC · Southlake, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 19, 1982 · N7477B · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff, the private pilot sitting in the front seat, thought the cowling was loose. The pilot informed the owner and commercial pilot in the rear seat who took control and decided to return to the airport. The pilot landed short of the runway and the…
- [NTSB FTW81DRA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA49.md): Aeronca 7EC · Laporte, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1981 · N4337C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0523.md): Champion 7EC · San Antonio, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 13, 1969 · N4836E · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1068.md): Champion 7EC · San Antonio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 28, 1964 · N7421B · 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" = 'TX' 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 ('21101NM'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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