# Accident 20120422007769A: Alvarez Marvin R RANS S-6S COYOTE II, New Braunfels, TX, April 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7044° N, 98.0422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7044&lon=-98.0422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N137AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N137AB-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alvarez Marvin R RANS S-6S COYOTE II (registry code 05619T5, https://openairdocs.org/model/alvarez-marvin-r-rans-s-6s-coyote-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALVAREZ MARVIN R RANS S-6S COYOTE II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120422007769A

## Narrative

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

AFTER HOLDING SHORT, AIRCRAFT N137AB WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF BY ATC, ROLLED DOWN RUNWAY ABOUT 415 FT BEFORE LOSS OF CONTROL, VEARING TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY CONTACTING GROUND WITH LEFT WINGTIP, CONTACTING GROUND WITH RIGHT WINGTIP, SHEARING THE NOSE GEAR OFF, SHREADING THE WOODEN PROPELLER AND ENDING UP ON IT'S NOSE.

## 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 CEN12LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA254), Apr 22, 2012: Alvarez Marvin R Rans S-6S (N137AB), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff.

## Other reports on N137AB (1)

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

- [Accident 20130713013939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130713013939A), Jul 13, 2013: Alvarez Marvin R RANS S-6S COYOTE II (N137AB), Schertz, TX, Destroyed. The pilot-in-command was in the right seat, while the non-rated passenger/owner was in the left seat controlling the aircraft. During takeoff from runway 14…

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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