# NTSB FTW80DRG56: Zuni II, N1032C, Kerrville, TX, July 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1980
- Place: Kerrville, TX · KERRVILLE, TX
- Location: 30.0383° N, 99.1311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kerrville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0383&lon=-99.1311&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3347   80/7/7    KERRVILLE,TX        ZUNI II             CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1050
        TIME - 1430                    N1032C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONDO,TX                    ODESSA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THERMAL DEVELOPMENTS WORSENED DRG X-COUNTRY FLT.COLLIDED WITH LARGE ROCKS,BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1032C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1032C-2011-07-27), registration cancelled 2011-07-27, S/N 15, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZUNI II
- Registry model: [Applebay Sailplanes ZUNI](https://openairdocs.org/model/applebay-sailplanes-zuni) (registry code 0130202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800707024989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707024989A), Jul 7, 1980: Amtr ZUNI, Kerrville, TX, Destroyed. Ran out of lift on cross-country flight. Undershot dirt road landing area. Struck rocks.

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.

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