NTSB investigations: Champion 7GC
5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Champion 7GC, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. 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
| 1987 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101N2')
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"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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101N2')
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" DESCRun 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 ANC04LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GC · Wasilla, AKThe flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, and subsequent collision with a ditch. A factor contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to…NTSB DEN03LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GC · Casper, WYthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing. Contributing factors include the inadequate remedial action by the pilot and the pilot's lack of experience in the aircraft.NTSB FTW95LA171Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GC · Paragould, ARThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, resulting in an inadvertent groundloop. A factor was the instructor's inadequate supervision.NTSB SEA93LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GC · Gillette, WYThe pilot in command's not maintaining directional control and the overload of the left main landing gear. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in conventionally geared aircraft.NTSB ANC87LA133Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GC · Central, AKThe pilot stated that he was attempting to land in gusty, crosswind conditions and lost control of the airplane. He said the accident could have been avoided by choosing a different airport with less crosswind, or by initiating a go-around when he first…