# NTSB investigations: Champion 7ECA, NC

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 ERA26LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA008.md): Champion 7ECA · East Rockingham, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2025 · N63BC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during initial climb, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA24LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA311.md): Champion 7ECA · Beaufort, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2024 · N9581S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and a forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA14LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA212.md): Champion 7ECA · Taylorsville, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 2014 · N9122E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper approach, which resulted in a long landing right of the runway centerline and the airplane’s subsequent collision with a riding mower that would have been difficult for the pilot to see due to its color and the nose-high attitude of the…
- [NTSB MIA01LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA149.md): Champion 7ECA · Greensboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2001 · N1669G · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, an uncontrolled descent, and collision with trees.
- [NTSB ATL97LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA138.md): Champion 7ECA · Fairview, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1997 · N1817G · Substantial damage
  > fuel contamination, and the pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: an inability to attain a proper touchdown point, which led to the runway overrun.
- [NTSB IAD74DKM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM47.md): Champion 7ECA · Midland, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 16, 1974 · N9103L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD74FLJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLJ02.md): Champion 7ECA · Goldsboro, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 7, 1973 · N5167T · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD71FKM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FKM33.md): Champion 7ECA · Star, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 20, 1971 · N9007L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD71AI048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI048.md): Champion 7ECA · Mooresville, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 10, 1971 · N6320N · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA65F0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0113.md): Champion 7ECA · Charlotte, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 25, 1965 · N11024 · 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" = 'NC' 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 ('21101NN'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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