# Aero Tek ZUNI

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 0130102
- Manufacturer (registry): AERO TEK INC.
- Model: ZUNI
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-tek-zuni

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N6ZF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6ZF): [Leonard Steven E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEONARD%20STEVEN%20E), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita), S/N 6

## NTSB investigations (3)

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…
- [NTSB FTW00LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA220), Jul 30, 2000: Aero Tek Zuni (N6ZF), Uvalde, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions which resulted in a forced landing. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL93LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA110), Jun 12, 1993: Aerotek Zuni (N12ZW), Brownsboro, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION WITH TREES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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…
- [Accident 19930612017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930612017959A), Jun 12, 1993: Amtr ZUNI2 (N12ZW), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. High sink rate on final. Unchecked, landed in trees short of runway.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Applebay Sailplanes ZUNI](https://openairdocs.org/model/applebay-sailplanes-zuni): 4 registered aircraft, registry code 0130202
- [Emons James E ZUNI](https://openairdocs.org/model/emons-james-e-zuni): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056214B
- [Robinson ZUNI](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-zuni): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05647W5

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