NTSB investigations: Champion 7ECA, 1984

5 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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NTSB investigations: Champion 7ECA, 1984 per year, 1965–2026: 405 cases
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  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1984
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NTSB LAX85LA054Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Pt Mugu, CAThe pilot stated that the engine quit once, started running again, then quit a second time and he ditched in the ocean. He reported that he departed with full fuel tanks and that he flew for 3 hours 45 minutes before the engine quit. The wreckage was not…Nov 30, 1984 · N5236X · DestroyedNTSB DEN85FA028Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Sevier, UTThe plt was en route from anchorage, Alaska to prescott, Arizona to be with his dying mother. Weather was described as windy, low ceilings, and approaching dusk when the a/c departed richfield, Utah. A/c was loaded with 284 lbs of cargo. A/c crashed on…Nov 13, 1984 · N5109T · DestroyedNTSB SEA84LA165Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Juneau, AKThe cowling of the acft came loose and the plt reduced power because of the vibration. An emergency was declared and theplt attempted a 180 degree turn at an alt of 400 ft AGL. A stall was entered and the acft hit a channel where the water was about 10 ft…Jul 7, 1984 · N6332N · DestroyedNTSB MKC84LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Wynne, ARShortly after landing on rwy 16 the pilot noticed an aerial application acft lined up to land on rwy 34. Heavy braking was applied. The acft struck a rwy light, nosed over and came to rest inverted. The aerial application acft did not have a radio. It…Jun 29, 1984 · N5261X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA84LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Pullman, WAAccording to the student plt, the winds were prevailing from the southeast at 5 to 10 KTS, but were shifting & gusting to 20 KTS. During a landing on rwy 5, the acft veered off the right side side of the rwy, then struck a ditch & nosed over.Feb 27, 1984 · N996MP · Substantial damage