# Incident 19980728035809I: Bbavia 7FC, Comfort, TX, July 28, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1998, 12:30 local time
- Place: Comfort, TX
- Airport: Comfort Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9291° N, 98.9403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COMFORT AIRPARK (17TE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9291&lon=-98.9403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9899B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9899B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 350 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980728035809I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON JULY 28, 1998, AT 12:30 HOURS, A CHAMPION MD. 7FC, N9899B, OWNED BY MR. JAMES URQUHART OF KERRVILLE, TX AND OPERATED BY MR. JOHN SHOEMAKER OF CENTER POINT, TX, LANDED ON A RANCH FIELD LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY OF A MR. HARVEY KRAMER, OF COMFORT, TX AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION. MR. URQUHART WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RECEIVING HIS FLIGHT REVIEW BY A MR. JOHN SHOEMAKER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND THE MAIN GEAR CARRIAGE. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. MR. SHOEMAKER IS HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2170627. MR . URQUHART IS HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1661700. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN COMFORT TX ON 7-28-98 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 HOURS. SUSPECT VAPOR LOCK IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N9899B (2)

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

- [Incident 20210804014959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210804014959I), Aug 4, 2021: Champion 7FC (N9899B), Williamson, GA, Minor damage. On August 4, 2021, approximately 1330, aircraft model Champion 7A, landing at peachstate aerodrome (GA2) in Williamson, GA. During the rollout left main gear…
- [Accident 19951124049729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951124049729A), Nov 24, 1995: Bbavia 7FC (N9899B), Fredericksburg, TX, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot was on a local VFR pleasure flight. On landing, aircraft ran off left side of the runway and flipped.

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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