# Incident 19970531020709I: Bbavia 7ECA, Houston, TX, May 31, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2986G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2986G-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 250 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970531020709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ADVISED HOLD SHORT LAST MINUTE NEAR RUNWAY ABOUT TO CROSS. HIT BRAKES. STOPPED, PROP HIT TAXIWAY.

## Other reports on N2986G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000930030159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000930030159I), Sep 30, 2000: Bbavia 7ECA (N2986G), Lordsburg, NM, Minor damage. (-23)On 9/30/00, at appx 1303 MDT, a citabria, N2986G, on takeoff on rwy 12 at lordsberg, NM. Lost directional control and exited the runway. The aircraft…
- [Accident 19740213002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740213002999A), Feb 13, 1974: Blanca 7ECA (N2986G), Plantersville, SC, Substantial damage. Sim eng fail. Steep turn while low & slow.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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