# NTSB investigations: Champion 7KCAB: 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 FTW00LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA227.md): Champion 7KCAB · Rayville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2000 · N2978G · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the wind gusts.
- [NTSB CHI97LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA247.md): Champion 7KCAB · Hampshire, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1997 · N5066X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, and his excessive use of brakes, which resulted in a nose over. Factors relating to the accident were: the crosswind condition, and the pilot's lack of experience in the make…
- [NTSB ATL92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA001.md): Champion 7KCAB · Cartersville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1991 · N5282X · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing roll and the improper remedial action taken by the pilot to regain control of the airplane.
- [NTSB MKC90LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA104.md): Champion 7KCAB · Scott, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1990 · N5187T · Substantial damage
  > Pilot in command's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Related to the accident was tall grass and soft terrain.
- [NTSB LAX87LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA127.md): Champion 7KCAB · Roosevelt, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 1987 · N7572F · Substantial damage
  > At the end of a pleasure cross-country flight, the pilot reported that during the landing roll, the passenger was moving around in the back seat and accidentally pressed on the right brake. Before the pilot could get the aircraft under control, the aircraft…
- [NTSB MKC86LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA116.md): Champion 7KCAB · Crete, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1986 · N5229X · Substantial damage
  > The plt of this tail-wheel acft attempted a landing on a rwy with a strong x-wind. After a go-around, he started an apch to a turf rwy that was better aligned with the wind but made a go-around when he thought the grass was too high. He then attempted another…
- [NTSB FTW85LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA292.md): Champion 7KCAB · Chattanooga, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1985 · N1642G · Substantial damage
  > The plt lost directional control while landing in a crosswind and the acft ground looped after the left main landing gear contacted soft terrain alongside of the runway. The nearest official aviation weather reporting station was at lawton, OK, located 16…
- [NTSB SEA82DA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA026.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Burns, OR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 4, 1982 · N5193X · Substantial damage
  > During landing in calm wind conditions, the aircraft bounced slightly. On the second touchdown, it veered left and struck a snowbank. The student pilot reported that it seemed like the left brake froze. The left brake was examined for possible dragging and…

## 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 ('21101P3')
    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=21101P3&occurrence=260

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