| Date: | Friday 14 March 2025 |
| Time: | 11:20 PDT |
| Type: | Rans S-6S Coyote II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-FUCL |
| MSN: | 06041588-S |
| Year of manufacture: | 2024 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kuskanook Harbour, BC -
Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kuskanook Harbour |
| Destination airport: | Creston Aerodrome (CAJ3), BC |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:A Rans Coyote II S-6S, C-FUCL, was on a recreational flight from Kuskanook Harbour, to Creston Aerodrome (CAJ3), BC, under visual flight rules, with the pilot and one passenger on board. Immediately after lifting off from the water, the right wingtip dropped and came in contact with the surface. The aircraft came to an abrupt halt and settled upright on the water with the right float strut having collapsed. The occupants egressed from the aircraft without injury and paddled to the nearby beach. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The aircraft had damage to the landing gear supports, a cracked wing tip, and a bent propeller blade. The aircraft was towed from the beach and transported back to its hangar. It will be assessed for damage.
Sources:
TSB A25P0033
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 27-Apr-2025 06:17 |
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Added |
| 27-Apr-2025 06:19 |
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Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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