NTSB investigations: Champion 7ECA, FL

14 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Champion 7ECA. 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

19652026
NTSB investigations: Champion 7ECA, FL per year, 1965–2026: 14 cases
19651
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19731
19762
19811
19881
19891
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20191

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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'FL' 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 ('21101NN'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ERA20FA003Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Pembroke Pines, FLThe pilot’s failure to relinquish the airplane controls to the instructor during a power-off stall maneuver, which prevented the instructor’s recovering from the stall.Oct 5, 2019 · N2561G · Substantial damageNTSB MIA95FA027Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Arcadia, FLThe failure of the dual-student to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent. Contributing to the accident was improper supervision of the dual-student by the flight instructor.Nov 23, 1994 · N7579F · Substantial damageNTSB MIA91LA156Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Quincy, FLThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and the blocked vent line.May 31, 1991 · N9646S · Substantial damageNTSB MIA89LA099Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Ocala, FLFailure of the vehicle driver to see and yield to the acft that was landing on rwy 27. Contributing factors were: vehicle on the runway and inadequate visual lookout by the pilot.Mar 7, 1989 · N8350V · Substantial damageNTSB MIA88LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · La Belle, FLDuring the ground run to take off, the unidentified pilot lost control of the acft. It departed the rwy, collided with a fence, nosed over, then came to rest. The identity of the plt has not been determined.Mar 27, 1988 · N9097L · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FKT40Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Marathon, FLApr 4, 1981 · N6367N · DestroyedNTSB MIA76FLD75Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · New Smyrna Bch, FLAug 1, 1976 · N6329N · DestroyedNTSB MIA76DKT89Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Miami, FLJul 22, 1976 · N7504F · Substantial damageNTSB MIA74FLA04Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Jacksonville, FLJul 29, 1973 · N5162X · Substantial damageNTSB MIA73DLD19Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7ECA · Arcadia, FLOct 15, 1972 · N8354V · Substantial damageNTSB MIA72DLD65Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7ECA · Anna Maria Is, FLMay 13, 1972 · N11033 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71FLA41Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Bunnell, FLApr 11, 1971 · N7581F · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71FKT43Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Punta Gorda, FLFeb 28, 1971 · N11073 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA66F0032Accident · 1 fatalClosedChampion 7ECA-3 · Melbourne, FLApr 21, 1965 · N11020 · Substantial damage