Incident Rans S-6ES Coyote II ZK-ROY,
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Date:Saturday 29 June 2013
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic COY2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rans S-6ES Coyote II
Owner/operator:R.O.Y. Syndicate
Registration: ZK-ROY
MSN: 1194686
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near St Arnaud, Nelson -   New Zealand
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Lake Station Airstrip - NZLE
Destination airport:Lake Station Airstrip - NZLE
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
This aircraft was participating in the Nelson Aero Club's annual Brass Monkey Fly-in.

After a low-level pass the ultralight plane was climbing away when the engine failed completely at about 750 feet.
The pilot was able to turn back to the Lake Station airstrip, but touched down heavily causing the undercarriage to collapse.

The 2 POB were uninjured.

Sources:

Sunday Star Times.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/8862585/Pilots-survive-testing-crash-landing
http://www.caa.govt.nz/script/AirReg3_new.asp?Mark=Roy&Query3=Get+Reg+Mark
http://www.aip.net.nz/pdf/NZLE.pdf

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6096/1477/1600/P5200460_blogger.jpg

Images:


Nelson 2003

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Jun-2013 02:35 angels one five Added
04-Jul-2013 05:00 Geno Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Jul-2013 08:58 angels one five Updated [Location]
11-Jul-2013 10:57 flyernzl Updated [[Location]]
23-Jan-2022 03:30 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
25-Jan-2022 07:27 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
05-Feb-2022 01:28 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative]

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