# NTSB investigations: Champion 7FC: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

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 IAD96LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA086.md): Champion 7FC · Stevensville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 1996 · N456JE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of the amount of fuel he had onboard the airplane which resulted in an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the high vegetation encountered during the forced landing which resulted in…
- [NTSB FTW92LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA174.md): Champion 7FC · Paris, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1992 · N8942R · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion power loss. Factors were a loose fuel cap, inadequate preflight by the pilot and the lack of suitable terrain.
- [NTSB LAX91LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA238.md): Bellanca 7FC · Sedona, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1991 · N8527E · Destroyed
  > The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing and on ground collision with a berm.
- [NTSB MIA84LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA245.md): Champion 7FC · Fort Drum, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1984 · N7580E · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a power line and the ground after a loss of power during takeoff. The plt was not certificated. The passenger said that the plt attributed the power loss to water in the fuel. The acft was being operated on automobile fuel. Attempts to…
- [NTSB FTW83LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA136.md): Bellanca 7FC · Lake City, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1983 · N7535B · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that during level flt, the eng lost power. He tried to land in an open field, but the acft struck a tree top aprx 35 to 40 ft AGL, then crashed on the ground, right wing first. The plt suspected possible carburetor ice. The temp & den point…

## 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" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=21101NX&occurrence=353

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