# N303LV: 2001 Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELAN, registration cancelled 2006-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2006
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/elan-glaser-dirks-dg-300-elan) (registry code 3805010)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 3E491
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 2001
- Certificate issued: May 7, 2001
- Last registry action: April 20, 2004
- Mode S code: A32B85
- Owner when cancelled: [Hanks Christopher L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANKS%20CHRISTOPHER%20L)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2535° N, 115.2267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89130, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303LV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=303LV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303LV-2006-06-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELAN: https://openairdocs.org/model/elan-glaser-dirks-dg-300-elan.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 LAX05LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA196), Jun 7, 2005: Elan DG 300 (N303LV), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the glider pilot's failure to release from the towline in a timely manner, and to maintain adequate airspeed. Contributing to the accident was the glider pilot's failure to recognize and correctly…

## 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 20050607011079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050607011079A), Jun 7, 2005: Glaser DG300 (N303LV), Jean, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) Accident glider was being launched with an acro-tow. The tow plane assumed an extraordinary nose high attitude and climbed to 200 or 300 feet AGL. The…

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