# N22DA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 12, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=22DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22DA

## Aircraft that carried N22DA

- [Cancelled 2018-03-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22DA-2018-03-12): Aero Tek ZUNI, S/N 2, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Knauff Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNAUFF%20ROBERT%20A), [Manlius, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Manlius)
- [Cancelled 1971-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22DA-1971-02-25): Bell 206A, S/N 295. Owner: [Atkinson Don B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATKINSON%20DON%20B), [Santa Barbara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Barbara)

## NTSB investigations on N22DA (2)

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 WPR14FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA181), May 3, 2014: Aero Tek Zuni (N22DA), Aguila, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the glider after the tow cable separated prematurely due to an incomplete engagement of the cable in the control tow release system due to a missing…
- [NTSB LAX71AL043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL043), Dec 31, 1970: Bell 206A (N22DA), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N22DA (1)

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.

- [Accident 20140503007109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140503007109A), May 3, 2014: Aero Tek Inc. ZUNI (N22DA), Aguilla, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft departed under tow to the south. During the intial climb out, at approximately 100-200 ft., the glider disconnected from the tow plane for reasons…

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