# NTSB investigations: Champion 7GCB: 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 DEN07CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA014.md): Champion 7GCB · Farmington, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 24, 2006 · N9867Y · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.
- [NTSB ANC06CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA033.md): Champion 7GCB · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 5, 2006 · N223HW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a snowbank and nosing over.
- [NTSB ANC03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA063.md): Champion 7GCB · Pilot Point, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2003 · N9897Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain control of the airplane that resulted in the left wing striking the ground during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was the presence of wind gusts.
- [NTSB SEA98LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA087.md): Champion 7GCB · Hailey, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1998 · N912CP · Substantial damage
  > The disconnection of the rear right-main brake pedal from the brake master cylinder, and the overloading of the right main landing gear. A factor was the oscillation of the tailwheel.
- [NTSB CHI97LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA080.md): Champion 7GCB · Two Harbors, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1997 · N9950Y · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the gusty crosswind condition, and the snowbank.
- [NTSB ANC96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA063.md): Champion 7GCB · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1996 · N9985Y · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.
- [NTSB ANC88LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA076.md): Champion 7GCB · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1988 · N9892Y · Substantial damage
  > The 70 hour private pilot was attempting to take off from a private turf airstrip with her non-pilot husband onboard. As she advanced the throttle to the one-half open position, the airplane veered sharply to the left. She said that she pulled the airplane…
- [NTSB MKC85LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA192.md): Champion 7GCB · Grand Island, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1985 · N9937Y · Substantial damage
  > During flt, the plt encountered radio receiver problems & diverted to Grand Island, NE. During arrival, he requested a special VFR clearance, but could not ascertain if the tower had answered. Radio communication was established in the traffic pattern & the…
- [NTSB FTW83LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA419.md): Champion 7GCB · Danevang, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1983 · N9997Y · Destroyed
  > The plt stated that after touchdown, he turned too fast & lost directional control of the acft.

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

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