NTSB investigations: Champion 7ECA, SC

11 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.

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Cases per year

19692026

NTSB investigations: Champion 7ECA, SC per year, 1969–2026: 11 cases
1969	2
1970	2
1971	1
1974	2
1976	2
1977	1
1999	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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'SC' 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

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\" = 'SC' 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"

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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'SC' 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

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 ATL00LA014Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Ridgeland, SCThe pilot's failure to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed during the takeoff/initial climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain.Nov 13, 1999 · N2570F · Substantial damage NTSB MIA77FA076Accident · 2 fatalClosedChampion 7ECA · Greenville, SCAug 7, 1977 · N9103L · Destroyed NTSB MIA76DLG35Accident · No injuriesClosedCitabria 7ECA · Summerton, SCJun 19, 1976 · N11066 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DLG33Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Batesburg, SCJun 1, 1976 · N9696S · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75DLG08Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Aiken, SCJul 28, 1974 · N1814G · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB MIA74DLG23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Plantersville, SCFeb 13, 1974 · N2986G · Substantial damage NTSB MIA72FLG10Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · West Columbia, SCSep 11, 1971 · N7599F · Substantial damage NTSB MIA71DLG15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Allendale, SCNov 15, 1970 · N11045 · Destroyed NTSB MIA70DLG04Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Allendale, SCFeb 14, 1970 · N1873G · Substantial damage NTSB MIA70D0227Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · St George, SCNov 11, 1969 · N2500F · Substantial damage NTSB MIA70D0201Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Santee, SCSep 14, 1969 · N9584S · Substantial damage