# N1ZV: 1983 Smith Mike APPLEBAY ZUNI, registration cancelled 2014-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Smith Mike APPLEBAY ZUNI](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-mike-applebay-zuni) (registry code 05675CB)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 30
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 1983
- Certificate issued: March 11, 2008
- Last registry action: April 16, 2011
- Mode S code: A00255
- Owner when cancelled: [Wasilewski Stephen G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASILEWSKI%20STEPHEN%20G)
- Location: [Ann Arbor, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ann%20Arbor)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2620° N, 83.7167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48104, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1ZV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1ZV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1ZV-2014-04-01

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Smith Mike APPLEBAY ZUNI: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-mike-applebay-zuni.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 CEN12LA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA490), Jul 29, 2012: Smith Applebay Zuni II (N1ZV), Gregory, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude and airspeed while turning to the base leg of the traffic pattern, which resulted in a stall/spin and impact with trees and terrain.

## 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.

- [Accident 20120729019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120729019399A), Jul 29, 2012: Smith Mike APPLEBAY ZUNI (N1ZV), Gregory, MI, Destroyed. An eye witness stated, "I observed the zuni sailplane traveling southbound on a downwind leg, he was very low, maybe 125 - 150 above the ground in close to the…

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