NTSB investigations: Champion 7GCBC
12 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Champion 7GCBC, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. 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
| 1982 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
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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 ('21101PK')
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\" = 260))
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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101PK')
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" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun 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 CHI04CA242Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca Champion 7GCBC · Mullen, NEthe failure of the pilot to maintain direction control during gusty wind conditions on landing.NTSB CHI03LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Buffalo, SDThe instructor pilot's inadequate remedial action to the dual student's loss of aircraft control during high speed taxiing which lead to the inadvertent ground loop/swerve. A factor was the student not maintaining aircraft control.NTSB LAX97LA267Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · San Jose, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control, and excessive remedial action, which resulted in an inadvertent swerve off the runway.NTSB SEA95LA144Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Moses Lake, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing and go around. The crosswind and gusty wind conditions were factors in the accident.NTSB ANC94LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Circle Hot Spri, AKThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control and his lack of experience in crosswind landings.NTSB CHI92LA189Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Oxford, IAWas the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Factors related to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience in tail wheel airplanes and the gusty wind conditions.NTSB ANC91LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Flat Top Mtn., AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane on landing roll out in unsuitable terrain. Contributing to the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.NTSB ATL89LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Myrtle Beach, SCThe improper installation/modification of the banner tow system, which jammed the rudder during a landing. The wind and terrain conditions were related factors.NTSB ANC84LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Healy, AKThe plt landed at a remote strip used by hunters and left in as poor a state as possible by them to make this choice game area relativley inaccessable. This area has many accidents as a result. The rwy is 1200 ft MSL. There are no wind direction indicators.…NTSB ANC84LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Bettles, AKThe acft groundlooped during landing. The plt said he lost control of the acft. During the swerve one of the gear legs failed and the acft skidded on the fuselage.NTSB DEN82DA165Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Yuma, COThe pilot stated that as he touched down the aircraft porpoised "a couple of times." When the aircraft had slowed to approximately 25-30 mph it ran off the runway into soft dirt and nosed over.NTSB LAX82DA184Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCitabria 7GCBC · Willits, CAThe student pilot stated that on approach the winds were from the west. After touchdown and on the rollout the wind caught the right wing and turned the aircraft.