Glider

N859GS

1978 Homebuilt Zuni

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
13
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hutchinson, KS
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Registration record

N859GS on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt Zuni
Serial
13
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hutchinson, KS
Certificate issued
2021-01-05
Airworthiness date
1979-07-06
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
ABC96E
Mode S (octal)
52744556
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N859GS.
  • 1979-07-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N859GS

N859GS is a 1978 Homebuilt Zuni, serial number 13. It is registered to an individual in Hutchinson, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 5, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated July 6, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N859GS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N859GS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.