N303LV is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELAN built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 12, 2006 when the aircraft was exported to New Zealand. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELAN cancelled June 12, 2006
- Serial number
- 3E491
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- New Zealand
- Certificate issued
- May 7, 2001
- Last FAA action
- April 20, 2004
- Last owner
- Hanks Christopher L (Individual)
Las Vegas, NV - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Exhibition
NTSB accident and incident record under N303LV
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Elan DG 300 · serial 3E491
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 recover from the stall in a timely manner, and the inadequate airspeed flown by the tow plane pilot.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site