# Incident 19980827027859I: Bbavia 7EC, Mesa, AZ, August 27, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1998, 16:04 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7436B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7436B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980827027859I

## Narrative

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

ON LOADING FFZ, PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, A/C SWEARVED T ORT, LT WING COME UP. A/C WENT OFF RUNWAY, ENCOUNTERED RWY MARKER SIGN.

## Other reports on N7436B (1)

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

- [Accident 20260430003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260430003589A), Apr 30, 2026: Champion 7EC (N7436B), Hollis, OK, Substantial damage. On April 30, 2026, a conventional gear aeronautica champ was substantially damaged upon takeoff from a dry portion of the red river riverbed (34°34’10”n,…

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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