NTSB investigations: Champion 7GCBC, 1982
5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Champion 7GCBC. 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
| 1966 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1969 | 3 |
| 1970 | 9 |
| 1971 | 15 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1974 | 6 |
| 1975 | 12 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 6 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1982
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101PK'))
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1982
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('21101PK'))
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 NYC82DA222Accident · No injuriesFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Enfield, NHThe pilot experienced a partial power loss after takeoff and in trying for better landing terrain collided with power lines, a camp and a car.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 ATL82FIG09Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Woodbine, MDAfter taking off from runway 21, the pilot made a left turn-out then reentered a downwind for runway 03. At about the same time, a Cessna 150 was departing from runway 21 and a glider entered the pattern to land on runway 03. Two witnesses observed the…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.NTSB MIA82DA087Accident · No injuriesFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · New Smyrna Beac, FLThe pilot reported that during a banner pick up, he missed the banner, and on climb out, he encounter windshear and stalled. The plane crashed before recovering from the stall. He reported that the wind was gusting to 20 knots.