Rans S4 Coyote ZK-JPZ.

 Our one and only Rans S4 Coyote is ZK-JPZ with the c/n of 802312 which was first flown on 21-03-2004 and registered to Warren Bezzant of Timaru on 07-04-2004.

This has the higher power option of the 50hp Rotax 503 engine.

Warren, who also had an interest in the Rans S-12 Airaile ZK-KII, sold ZK-JPZ to Dan Davies of Fairlie in December of 2006.

Photo above shows ZK-JPZ in its Timaru hangar on 27-11-2010.

It was transferred to Alan Reid, also of Fairlie from June 2013. Alan also operated the Druine Turbulent ZK-CVX at this time.

Two photos of ZK-JPZ at Rangitata Island. Above on 06-09-2014. And below on 08-11-2014.

In June of 2015 Alan acquired the Rans S-10 Sakota ZK-ECA2 and sold the S-4 to Peter Gubb of Timaru.

Peter on sold it in December of 2017 (replacing it later with the Gardan GY-20 Minicab ZK-EEO) to Peter Finnegan of Twizel. After Peter purchased the Techno Merlin 100 ZK-MEF in November of 2021 the S-4 was noted parked in the Timaru Aviation Museum hangar until a sale to Richard Sutherland of Waikari, North Canterbury in August of 2022. 

ZK-JPZ has now been housed in the CRAC hangar at Rangiora for some time.

ZK-JPZ in the CRAC hangar at Rangiora on 07-09-2025.

From this tailwheel model S4 stemmed the Rans s-5 nosewheel version and the very popular two seater Rans s-6 Coyote II of which we have something like sixty examples in NZ.