# N359VE: Van ECK Steve MODEL 300, registration cancelled 1991-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Van ECK Steve MODEL 300](https://openairdocs.org/model/van-eck-steve-model-300) (registry code 05612SG)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1988
- Last registry action: September 12, 1988
- Mode S code: A4081C
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Ek Steven M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20EK%20STEVEN%20M)
- Location: [Holland, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Holland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7392° N, 86.0848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49423, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N359VE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=359VE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N359VE-1991-01-09

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 Van ECK Steve MODEL 300: https://openairdocs.org/model/van-eck-steve-model-300.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 CHI90DEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM04), Jun 14, 1990: Vanek 300 (N359VE), Vriesland, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF THE ALTITUDE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW CEILING.

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