NTSB investigations: Champion 7KCAB, OK

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Champion 7KCAB. 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

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NTSB investigations: Champion 7KCAB, OK per year, 1971–2026: 6 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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'OK' 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 ('21101P3'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW85LA292Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Chattanooga, OKThe plt lost directional control while landing in a crosswind and the acft ground looped after the left main landing gear contacted soft terrain alongside of the runway. The nearest official aviation weather reporting station was at lawton, OK, located 16…Jul 20, 1985 · N1642G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW85LA217Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7KCAB · Chattanooga, OKThe pilot was tow launching a glider. When about 200 feet above ground level and for unknown reasons the glider suddenly gained unwanted altitude and climbed above the tow plane. This pitched the nose of the tow plane downward before the tow line could be…May 11, 1985 · N5285X · 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 FTW76AF102Accident · 1 fatalClosedChampion 7KCAB · Goldsby, OKJun 15, 1976 · N5198X · DestroyedNTSB FTW74DPM26Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Okemah, OKMay 12, 1974 · N5099X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW72FPJ19Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7KCAB · Oklahoma Cty, OKOct 11, 1971 · N5099X · Substantial damage