# N22DA: 1976 Aero Tek ZUNI, registration cancelled 2018-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aero Tek ZUNI](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-tek-zuni) (registry code 0130102)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 2
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: November 2, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 16, 2013
- Last registry action: December 16, 2013
- Mode S code: A1DEF4
- Owner when cancelled: [Knauff Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNAUFF%20ROBERT%20A)
- Location: [Manlius, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Manlius)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9630° N, 75.9484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13104, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=22DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22DA-2018-03-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Aero Tek ZUNI: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-tek-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 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…

## 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 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…

## Other aircraft with N22DA

- [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)

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