Champion 7 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,471 accidents and incidents involving the Champion 7, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 218 of them were fatal (15%), and 319 people died.

The deadliest year was 1967, with 21 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (486 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Bosnia And Herzegovina.

1,033 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

1,471

Records

218

Fatal

319

Deaths

15%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 438 of 1,471 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 437

1970s 511

1980s 179

1990s 143

2000s 79

2010s 75

2020s 47

Where these happened

United States 1,464 Canada 3 Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 Europe 1 Unknown/Not Reported 1 Other-Foreign Countries 1

Operators involved

Air ADS of Day 5 General Air SE 3 Garden City AE 3 Campbell Air S 3 Civil Air Patr 3 Warner, Carl E. 2

All 1,471 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
30 Nov 1980	Champion 7FC N7516B	Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
12 Dec 1971	Champion 7KCAB N5197X	Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Erwinna Aviati	Fatal	4
15 Sep 1972	Champion 7GC N7573E	Gakona, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
29 Apr 2025	Champion 7ECA N6310N	Cottonwood, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Sep 2024	Champion 7GCBC N8CK	Ninilchik, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Jul 2024	Champion 7GCBC N3464D	Eatonville, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
31 Dec 2022	Champion 7GCBC E-PDH	Prijedori, Bosnia And Herzegovina	-	Fatal	2
22 Aug 2018	Champion 7KCAB N1682G	Descanso, California, United States	Three Point Partners Inc	Fatal	2
30 Apr 2017	Champion 7KCAB N1899G	Collinston, Louisiana, United States	Flying Tiger Aviation LLC	Fatal	2
4 Jul 2015	Champion 7BCM N10497	Portland, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Aug 2013	Champion 7ECA N9624S	Sutton, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Aug 2013	Champion 7GCAA N9607S	Paradise, California, United States	AA Aerial Surveillance, LLC.	Fatal	2
18 Jul 2013	Champion 7KCAB N2978G	Oak Ridge, Louisiana, United States	Flying Tiger Aviation, LLC	Fatal	2
17 Jun 2009	Champion 7ECA N8339V	Lake Elsinore, California, United States	Stephen H Whitson	Fatal	2
3 May 2009	Champion 7GCBC N5106T	Surrey, North Dakota, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Apr 2009	Champion 7ECA N5174X	San Jose, California, United States	DAVID HARTLEY and JEFF BLANTON	Fatal	2
10 Sep 2006	Champion 7EC N9575S	Clipper Mills, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Aug 2004	Champion 7ECA N11083	Angle Inlet, Minnesota, United States	Daniel N. Carlson	Fatal	2
12 Aug 1998	Champion 7FC N8520E	Alliance, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Jan 1997	Champion 7-GCBC N9677S	Creswell, Oregon, United States	Cottage Grove Aviation	Fatal	2
26 Dec 1996	Champion 7GCBC N7596F	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Sep 1996	Champion 7EC N9061B	May Creek, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Sep 1996	Champion 7GCBC N88359	Glennallen, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Aug 1995	Champion 7ECA N57393	Palmer, Alaska, United States	Lester J. Desselle	Fatal	2
23 Nov 1994	Champion 7ECA N7579F	Arcadia, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Aug 1994	Champion 7KCAB N7565F	Humphrey, Nebraska, United States	Mid-Plains Aviation	Fatal	2
18 Jul 1993	Champion 7KCAB N11AT	Hill City, Kansas, United States	Super, Billy M. & Bernice I.	Fatal	2
22 Mar 1993	Champion 7ECA N11052	Dublin, Texas, United States	Simpson, JIM B.	Fatal	2
11 Sep 1992	Champion 7EC N4362C	Seward, Alaska, United States	Lohman, Russell	Fatal	2
2 Aug 1991	Champion 7GCBC N1693G	Lake Elsinore, California, United States no coordinates	Halbeisen, John F	Fatal	2
6 Jul 1991	Champion 7AC N3006E	Burns, Oregon, United States	Maskal, Anthony : Nicholas	Fatal	2
11 Jun 1990	Champion 7KCAB N1877G	Pocatello, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Feb 1990	Champion 7KCAB N5156T	Ojai, California, United States	Greska, Thomas F.	Fatal	2
6 Aug 1988	Champion 7CCM N1744E	Int'l Falls, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Mar 1988	Champion 7BCM N82782	Bishopville, South Carolina, United States	Robert W. Goodson	Fatal	2
9 May 1987	Champion 7EC N7556E	Delia, Kansas, United States	Delone L. Bennett	Fatal	2
2 Apr 1987	Champion 7ECA N9655S	Upland, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
21 Dec 1986	Champion 7ECA N2674G	Cambridge, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Aug 1986	Champion 7HC N8937R	Epsom, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Apr 1985	Champion 7GCA N9636S	Collinsville, Mississippi, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1983	Champion 7KCAB N5270X	Boonville, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Mar 1983	Champion 7EC N7527E	Wright, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Feb 1983	Champion 7KCAB N5277X	Reedsburg, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Sep 1982	Champion 7EC N141A	Near Isleton, California, United States	Larry Heinrich & Jack Scanlon	Fatal	2
25 Aug 1982	Champion 7GCAA N2541F	Killeen, Texas, United States	John Reynestson	Fatal	2
17 Aug 1982	Champion 7ECA N1886G	Lewes, Delaware, United States	Garrison Aviation	Fatal	2
6 Jul 1981	Champion 7ECA N9001L	West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Shenago Valley	Fatal	2
20 Apr 1980	Champion 7GCAA N2894G	Maurice, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Mar 1979	Champion 7GCB N9835Y	Waverly, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Jan 1979	Champion 7KCAB N6373N	Fredricksburg, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Air Shannon In	Fatal	2