NTSB investigations: Champion 7AC, CA

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Champion 7AC. 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.

Cases per year

19642026
NTSB investigations: Champion 7AC, CA per year, 1964–2026: 9 cases
19641
19662
19681
19721
19731
19821
19871
20041

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Query with SQL
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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101MA'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX04LA239Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7AC · La Porte, CAthe student pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees while flying along a mountainous ravine.Jun 12, 2004 · N81471 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87LA333Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca Champ 7AC · Victorville, CAWhile climbing out over a ridge, the instructor, who was sitting in back, heard his student yell something. The instructor looked out the front windscreen just in time to see powerlines. Simultaneously, the student pushed the stick forward to go under the…Sep 11, 1987 · N85022 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX82DA065Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 180 · San Jose, CABellanca N71681 was awaiting clearance for takeoff when Cessna N3343D taxied into the turning propeller during a positioning maneuver.Feb 6, 1982 · N3343D · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB LAX73DUG59Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7CCM · Riverside, CAMay 27, 1973 · N1052E · Substantial damageNTSB LAX72FUQ64Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Simi, CAMar 2, 1972 · N3651E · Substantial damageNTSB OAK68A0061Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 7BCM · Hopland, CAFeb 26, 1968 · N82743 · DestroyedNTSB OAK66F0283Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Nipomo Mesa, CAMay 1, 1966 · N83483 · DestroyedNTSB LAX66D0352Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Pacoima, CAApr 17, 1966 · N85784 · Substantial damageNTSB UNK64X2194Incident · No injuriesClosedAero Comm 560F · Los Angeles, CAJun 9, 1964 · N141K · 2 aircraft · Minor damage