Champion 7KCAB — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 28, 2026
There are 278 Champion 7KCAB airframes on record (built 1920–1971), 152 currently registered. 11 have one or more NTSB accident records (12 records total, 3 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 28, 2026.
Recent Champion 7KCAB accidents
The pilots’ failure to maintain control of the aircraft during takeoff.
The disengagement of the tailwheel locking mechanism during the landing roll which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing with a crosswind.
The pilot decision to perform a precautionary landing to a field with obstacles which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning.
The pilot's decision to enter a spin without sufficient altitude to recover. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight weight and balance calculations, which placed the airplane outside the normal and acrobatic category flight envelope, effecting the spin and recovery characteristics.
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
The failure of the flight instructor and the commercial pilot to maintain adequate clearance from a power line during an aerial application training flight.
The private pilot’s and the flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing agricultural operations turns low to the ground, which resulted in a stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the private pilot’s impairment due to his recent use of marijuana and hydroxychloroquine.
Fatigue cracking of the left main landing gear leg, which resulted in a gear collapse during landing.