# NTSB investigations: Champion 7ECA, 1986

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 MKC87FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA033.md): Champion 7ECA · Cambridge, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1986 · N2674G · Substantial damage
  > The low time PIC had been flying his acft over the farm land in search of coyotes. Several of the grd crew had flown as psngrs with him during the time period of this search. Witnesses stated that they saw the acft turn left and right as it was spotting the…
- [NTSB SEA87LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA017.md): Champion 7ECA · Paisley, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1986 · N8338V · Substantial damage
  > The acft contacted power lines during a night forced landing on a highway following a loss of pwr. The power lines paralleled the road. Investigation revealed no discrepancies with the engine or fuel system. Planned fuel reserve was found in the tanks. The…
- [NTSB DEN86LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA253.md): Champion 7ECA · Hurricane, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1986 · N1634G · Substantial damage
  > Upon making a normal landing the aircraft groundlooped to the right, impacting with an embankment. Aircraft became airborne again and touched down in soft earth, nosed over and substantially damaged the aircraft. No injuries occurred on this VFR training…
- [NTSB SEA86LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA229.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Tygh Valley, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1986 · N5159T · Substantial damage
  > An uncertificated plt was flying the acft at a low altitude when the acft struck wires. Due to the damage to the acft a forced landing was made onto a bark dump where additional damage occurred to the acft.
- [NTSB ATL86LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA209.md): Champion 7E6A · Alliance, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1986 · N982G · Substantial damage
  > During the second landing attempt, the pilot lost directional control and ground looped. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot received minor injuries. The pilot did not report any aircraft problems. The pilot had completed a student pilot solo…
- [NTSB ANC86LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA049.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Polly Creek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1986 · N1616G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot attempted a landing on a sandbar. During the landing roll the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft causing the airplane to ground loop and then nose over on its back.

## 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") = 1986
  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&year=1986

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