# NTSB investigations: Champion 7FC: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 DFW07CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA177.md): Aeronca Champion · Kirbyville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 25, 2007 · N9870B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during takeoff roll as result of the failure of the airplane's tailwheel's steering arm.
- [NTSB ATL05CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA040.md): Champion 7FC · Soperton, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 6, 2005 · N8566E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff roll, which resulted in an on-ground collision with trees. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in a tailwheel airplane.
- [NTSB ANC05CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA011.md): Champion 7FC · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 30, 2004 · N4851E · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB LAX01LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA293.md): Champion 7FC · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2001 · N9857B · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB FTW00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA013.md): Champion 7FC · Powderly, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1999 · N4873E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, during which he failed to detect the disconnected tailwheel steering assembly.
- [NTSB LAX91LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA397.md): Aeronca 7FC · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1991 · N7550E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper remedial action. Contributing to this accident was the pilot's improper use of the brakes and rudder and his lack of experience in the accident airplane's make and model.
- [NTSB DEN85LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA140.md): Champion 7FC · Watkins, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 1985 · N781VY · Destroyed
  > A witness stated the acft veered aprx 30 degs during the landing roll and was heading toward the north edge of the rwy when full pwr was added to abort the landing. The acft took off and traveled over a grass and wheat field, which borders the rwy, with the…
- [NTSB LAX84LA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA497.md): Champion 7FC · Merced, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1984 · N7545B · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff the plt lost control of the acft. It veered off the rwy & collided with a dirt bank. The plt indicated that his wife may have unknowingly been applying pressure to the heel brakes during the attempted takeoff.
- [NTSB FTW83LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA036.md): Champion 7FC · Alexandria, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1982 · N7682E · Substantial damage
  > During landing, the aircraft touched down with a right quartering tailwind. The pilot stated that after making a normal approach and landing, he overcontrolled the rudder. The aircraft veer off the runway and collided with a ditch before reaching the taxiway.…
- [NTSB LAX82DA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA173.md): Aeronca 7EC · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 16, 1982 · N7533B · Substantial damage
  > Following a wheel landing the aircraft bounced and made a three point landing. After crossing a runway intersection the aircraft developed a left turning tendency which the pilots stated they could not control. The aircraft ran into a ditch.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101NX')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=21101NX&occurrence=260

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