# Accident 20110515012209A: Rans Aircraft S-6 COYOTE II, New Kent, VA, May 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2011, 12:30 local time
- Place: New Kent, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5594° N, 77.0064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5594&lon=-77.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N929RL-2018-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S-6 COYOTE II (registry code 05902OB, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-6-coyote-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS AIRCRAFT S-6 COYOTE II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110515012209A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/15/2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM PILOT DEPARTED TODDSBURY FARM AIRPORT (25VA) IN AYLETT, VA  IN N929RL, A TWO SEAT RANS S-6 COYOTE II EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF NEW QUARTER FARM AIRPORT (92VA) IN GLOUCESTER, VA.  AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM VIRGINIA STATE POLICE RECEIVED A CALL THAT AN AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORN FIELD IN NEW KENT, VIRGINIA, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND TEARING OFF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED LIGHT CUTS TO HIS RIGHT HAND. THE PILOT MADE A STATEMENT THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA11LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA301), May 15, 2011: Leigh S-6 Coyote II (N929RL), New Kent, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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