# Accident 20140503007109A: Aero Tek Inc. ZUNI, Aguilla, AZ, May 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2014, 12:10 local time
- Place: Aguilla, AZ
- Airport: Sampleys Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9228° N, 113.1814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9228&lon=-113.1814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22DA-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Tek ZUNI (registry code 0130102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-tek-zuni) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO TEK INC. ZUNI
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140503007109A

## Narrative

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

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 UNKNOWN.  THE GLIDER INITIATED A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  THE GLIDERS WRECKAGE WAS FOUND 125 YARDS EAST OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE NEAR THE LAST 1/4 OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 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…

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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