NTSB investigations: Champion 7KCAB

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Champion 7KCAB, where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with object”. 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

19832026
NTSB investigations: Champion 7KCAB per year, 1983–2026: 5 cases
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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 ('21101P3')
      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\" = 220))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB BFO91LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Berlin, MDThe unsuitable placement of two banners (improper planning) by other personnel causing an unintentional pickup of both banners.Jul 5, 1991 · N5BJ · Substantial damageNTSB CHI91LA209Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Hill City, SDPoor preflight planning by the pilot and over confidence in the aircrafts ability. Factors related to the accident were a high density altitude and a proper climb rate not attained.Jul 4, 1991 · N1844G · Substantial damageNTSB CHI89LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7KCAB · Pine Creek, WIThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain which resulted in the failure to achieve a proper climb rate which resulted in the collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the uphill, snow covered terrain.Mar 5, 1989 · N9044L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW84LA221Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Putnam, OKThe acft bounced during landing and the plt attempted to abort the landing. A truck was parked near the end of the field. The acft collided with the truck which it failed to clear in an attempt to fly over it. There were no reported malfunctions of equipment.May 4, 1984 · N5194X · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83FA108Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Reedsburg, WIThe acft impacted a quonset-type bldg while apparently on an unusual type approach for landing. One witness observed theacft make a low south to north pass over the rwy & then pull up into a loop that culminated in the quonset impact. Another witness observed…Feb 12, 1983 · N5277X · Destroyed