# N859GS: 1978 Applebay Sailplanes ZUNI

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Applebay Sailplanes ZUNI](https://openairdocs.org/model/applebay-sailplanes-zuni) (registry code 0130202, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 13
- Year built: 1978
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 5, 2021
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ABC96E
- Registered owner: [Boone Jerry W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOONE%20JERRY%20W)
- Location: [Hutchinson, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Hutchinson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1267° N, 97.9298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67502, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=859GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N859GS

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Applebay Sailplanes ZUNI)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N859GS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 20220830023229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220830023229I), Aug 30, 2022: Applebay Sailplanes ZUNI (N859GS), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. On August 30, 2022, at 1415 MDT, a Zuni, sailplane, [privacy data omitted], made an off field landing 3 miles southeast of the Albuquerque Sunport. The…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Applebay Sailplanes ZUNI aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/applebay-sailplanes-zuni/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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