# NTSB investigations: Champion 7ECA, 1987

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 BFO88FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA011.md): Champion 7ECA · Keymar, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 1987 · N11089 · Destroyed
  > Witnesses heard and observed the aircraft takeoff, bank to the left, and nose down into the adjoining dirt field with no change in engine sound. Exam of the wreckage revealed that an elevator cable had separated at a point where grounding strap was found to…
- [NTSB DEN87FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA224.md): Champion 7ECA · Devils Lake, ND · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1987 · N11024 · Destroyed
  > The acft was observed flying at low altitude and circling a farm that belonged to the plt's sister. After making two passes by the farm, the acft crashed in a corn field. The plt said he was looking for a field in which to land, and on the 2nd pass, the acft…
- [NTSB ANC87LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA114.md): Champion 7ECA · Central, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1987 · N2644G · Substantial damage
  > During an interview in the hospital with the passenger who was the pilot's son, he stated to the FAA inspector that his dad was low level flying when the aircraft struck a tree. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed. At the time of the accident…
- [NTSB LAX87LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA282.md): Champion 7ECA · Rancho Calif, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1987 · N5144X · Destroyed
  > While landing on runway 12, the plt lost control of the Champion 7ECA and it collided with three other aircraft. About 31 mi northwest at riverside, CA, the 1755 PDT wind was from 290 deg at 9 KTS. A witness at the airport estimated the wind was from 270 deg…
- [NTSB DEN87LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA184.md): Champion 7ECA · Devils Lake, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1987 · N11024 · Substantial damage
  > The pvt plt, an A&P mechanic, was commuting home from the local airport in his aircraft. Upon landing, the main gear sank into soft soil and the acft nosed over.
- [NTSB FTW87FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA152.md): Champion 7ECA · Monahans, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 1987 · N2500F · Destroyed
  > Witnesses stated that upon departure the pilot pulled the aircraft up abruptly and rolled into a very steep right climbing turn. After about 20 minutes the pilot returned to the airport due to weather conditions along his porposed route of flight. Over the…
- [NTSB ANC87LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA062.md): Champion 7ECA · Theodore River, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 1987 · N9597S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that during the landing roll on the gravel bar he lost directional control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to nose over on its back.
- [NTSB LAX87FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA167.md): Champion 7ECA · Upland, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1987 · N9655S · Destroyed
  > The pilot took off from his home airport for a sight-seeing, local flight over nearby mountains. Although the rear seat passenger weighed 270 lbs and the aircraft's fuel tanks were assumed to be full, there is no evidence that the pilot calculated the…
- [NTSB CHI87DEP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEP01.md): Champion 7ECA · La Crosse, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jan 18, 1987 · N9999Y · Substantial damage
  > After the third try at an engine start the eng started and ran at full throttle. The plt could not reduce RPM. To avoid striking two parked acft the plt struck a hangar. Post accident investigation revealed that the throttle cable was not operating properly.…

## 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") = 1987
  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=1987

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