Alvarez Marvin R RANS S-6S N137AB

Summary

On 22 April 2012 at about 16:30 local time, a Alvarez Marvin R RANS S-6S registered N137AB, operated by Thomas E. Anderson, was involved in an accident near New Braunfels, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 April 2012 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

New Braunfels, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

New Braunfels Municipal (KBAZ)

Coordinates

29.7044, -98.0422

Aircraft

Alvarez Marvin R RANS S-6S

Registration

N137AB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas E. Anderson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Braunfels → Allen

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA254

Nobody was injured.

The non-certificated pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Although the non-certificated pilot said that there was no intention for flight and that he was going to make a high-speed taxi, tape recordings from the air traffic control tower revealed that the pilot called the tower and said he was ready to taxi; he did not request a high-speed taxi. The controller gave the pilot instructions to runway 17 and to hold short of runway 13; the pilot then reported that he was holding short of runway 13. The controller instructed him to cross runway 13, and cleared the airplane for takeoff on runway 17. The pilot did not acknowledge this clearance but proceeded down runway 17. The controller observed the airplane become airborne momentarily before impacting terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.