# Accident 19880716026679A: Amtr ZUNI, Wellington, NV, July 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Wellington, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6994° N, 119.3206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6994&lon=-119.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14XZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14XZ-2012-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Applebay Sailplanes ZUNI (registry code 0130202, https://openairdocs.org/model/applebay-sailplanes-zuni) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ZUNI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716026679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GLIDER CAME APART IN FLIGHT. PARACHUTE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED, PILOT ON OXYGEN. THUNDERSTORMS NEARBY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA88FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA131), Jul 16, 1988: Applebay Zuni 2 (N14XZ), Wellington, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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