# Accident 20251024018479A: Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-6ES COYOTE II, Williston, SC, October 24, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2025, 15:00 local time
- Place: Williston, SC
- Airport: Buckeyefield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3718° N, 81.4640° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3718&lon=-81.4640&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43822, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-6ES COYOTE II (registry code 05604IV, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-employee-flying-club-rans-s-6es-coyote-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS EMPLOYEE FLYING CLUB RANS S-6ES COYOTE II
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 84 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251024018479A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STATED THAT HE HAD A WIND GUST THAT BLEW HIM INTO A TREE.

## 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 ERA26LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA022), Oct 24, 2025: Rans Employee Flying Club Rans S-6ES Coyote II (N43822), Williston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the initial climb in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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