# N505TW: Glaser-Dirks DG 500 ELAN, registration cancelled 2010-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 2010
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Glaser-Dirks DG 500 ELAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-500-elan) (registry code 3802553)
- Serial number: 5E182X33
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: July 18, 2000
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A64E41
- Owner when cancelled: [Moss George E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOSS%20GEORGE%20E)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0452° N, 118.1858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90063, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=505TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505TW-2010-01-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Glaser-Dirks DG 500 ELAN: https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-500-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 SEA07LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA101), Apr 13, 2007: Glaser-Dirks DG 505 Elan (N505TW), Llano, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the other pilot to maintain directional control during landing roll.

## 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 20070413006722A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070413006722A), Apr 13, 2007: Glaser DG500ELANORI (N505TW), Llano, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On April 13, 2007 N101JJ a blanik L-13 glider was landing after a solo student flight. Upon touch down and roll out on a parallel dirt runway the pilot…

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