Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-6ES COYOTE II N43822

Summary

On 24 October 2025 at about 19:00 local time, a Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-6ES COYOTE II registered N43822 was involved in an accident near Williston, South Carolina, 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

24 October 2025 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Williston, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Buckeye Fld (95SC)

Coordinates

33.3718, -81.4640

Aircraft

Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-6ES COYOTE II

Registration

N43822

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Trenton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26LA022

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the initial climb in gusting crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was departing from a 2,395-ft-long by 50-ft-wide turf runway. The pilot reported that after the airplane lifted off the ground, a wind gust lifted the right wing and the airplane turned to the left. The airplane subsequently impacted trees off the left of the runway and came to rest suspended in the trees. The right wing and empennage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.