Fatal NTSB investigations: Champion 7FC

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Champion 7FC. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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Cases per year

19642026

Fatal NTSB investigations: Champion 7FC per year, 1964–2026: 9 cases
1964	2
1969	1
1971	1
1974	1
1976	1
1980	1
1994	1
1998	1

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Query with 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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101NX')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

duckdb -csv -c "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.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101NX'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101NX'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB NYC98FA166Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Alliance, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during the approach which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience and lack of experience in the make and model of the accident…Aug 12, 1998 · N8520E · Substantial damage NTSB SEA94FA221Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportChampion 7FC · Tacoma, WAPilot incapacitation due to a heart attack.Aug 24, 1994 · N7598B · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FA019Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Hilton Head, SCNov 30, 1980 · N3242W · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB FTW76AF105Accident · 2 fatalClosedChampion 7FC · Dickinson, TXJun 23, 1976 · N76RP · Destroyed NTSB OAK75AP007Accident · 2 fatalClosedChampion 7FC · Newman, CAAug 17, 1974 · N7584E · Destroyed NTSB SEA71AS039Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 7FC · Snohomish, WAMar 12, 1971 · N7508E · Destroyed NTSB MIA70A0040Accident · 2 fatalClosedChampion 7FC · Midville, GANov 22, 1969 · N8508E · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X1792Accident · 1 fatalClosedAeronca 7FC · Harrington, DEMay 16, 1964 · N9066B · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X0719Accident · 2 fatalClosedChampion 7FC · Yucca Valley, CAFeb 27, 1964 · N7510B · Destroyed