# N303BK: 2008 Harden Bruce D R RV-7, registration cancelled 2017-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Harden Bruce D R RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/harden-bruce-d-r-rv-7) (registry code 056259A)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 72753
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-7
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 2008
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2008
- Last registry action: March 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A32A9A
- Owner when cancelled: [Harden Bruce D R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARDEN%20BRUCE%20D%20R)
- Location: [Brookings, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Brookings)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1378° N, 124.1334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97415, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303BK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=303BK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303BK-2017-02-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Harden Bruce D R RV-7: https://openairdocs.org/model/harden-bruce-d-r-rv-7.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ANC09FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09FA052), Jun 10, 2009: Harden RV-7 (N303BK), Elim, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20090609047199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090609047199A), Jun 9, 2009: Harden Bruc RV-7 (N303BK), Elim, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot was reported overdue for nome, Alaska on 6/09/2009. Aircraft found on 6/10/2009 on east bald mountain half mile from the village of Elim, Alaska.…

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