# NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. GA-7

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 ERA26LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA357.md): Grumman American Avn. GA-7 · Knoxville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 30, 2026 · N384MA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA24FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA103.md): Grumman American Avn. GA-7 · Coatesville, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 1, 2024 · N887CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to water-contaminated fuel, and his subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate annual maintenance inspection, during which maintenance…
- [NTSB ERA21LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA035.md): Grumman GA7 · Ellicott, NY · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 1, 2020 · N791GA · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s continued descent below the minimum descent altitude while conducting an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB FTW88LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA003.md): Grumman GA7 · Covington, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1987 · N718GA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot touched down with excessive speed, and due to the poor mechanical condition of the aircraft's brakes, was unable to stop before over-running the departure end of the runway. The aircraft's annual inspection was two months overdue. The pilot's…
- [NTSB MKC83FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA017.md): Grumman American GA-7 · Norfolk, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1982 · N715GA · Destroyed
  > The aircraft collided with trees and crashed in an open meadow during an instrument approach at night. The pilot said the landing lights reflected in his eyes during approach so he turned them off. The pilot failed to obtain the latest weather before his…
- [NTSB FTW80FAMS3](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FAMS3.md): Grum-Amer GA-7 · Corpus Christi, TX · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · May 7, 1980 · N710GA

## 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 ('3960401'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3960401

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