# Accident 20130713013939A: Alvarez Marvin R RANS S-6S COYOTE II, Schertz, TX, July 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2013, 09:30 local time
- Place: Schertz, TX
- Airport: Kitty Hawk Flying Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6222° N, 98.2761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6222&lon=-98.2761&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 SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Recreational pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 10 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130713013939A

## Narrative

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

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 THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THEN PROCEEDED INTO THE TREES AT TEN (10) TO FIFTEEN (15) FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSE-DOWN INTO THE GROUND.  BOTH OCCUPANT EGRESSED THE AIRPLANE WITH MINOR INJURIES.  AFTER EGRESS A FIRE STARTED AND THE AIRPLANE BURNED.

## 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 CEN13CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA430), Jul 13, 2013: Alvarez Marvin R Rans S-6S (N137AB), Schertz, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot's operation of the airplane, which resulted in impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N137AB (1)

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

- [Accident 20120422007769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120422007769A), Apr 22, 2012: Alvarez Marvin R RANS S-6S COYOTE II (N137AB), New Braunfels, TX, Substantial damage. 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…

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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