# Accident 20050607011079A: Glaser DG300, Jean, NV, June 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7683° N, 115.3297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7683&lon=-115.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303LV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303LV-2006-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELAN (registry code 3805010, https://openairdocs.org/model/elan-glaser-dirks-dg-300-elan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASER DG300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 12 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050607011079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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 GLIDER RELEASED AND WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FLYING SPEED - STALLED. THE GLIDER STRUCK THE GROUND HARD ENOUGH TO BE DESTROYED, BUT THE PILOT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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