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N5516V1962 Briegleb BG-12A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 24, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Aug 1997)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Chipley, FL
owner city / state
Engine
NONE
None
Owners
1
since 1997
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1997
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Chipley, FL
Certificate issued
Jan 30, 1997
Canceled
Jan 24, 2018
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Mar 25, 1982

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Briegleb
Model
BG-12A
Year
1962
Serial number
1026
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A70660

Engine

Make and model
None None
Type
None

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1997 – 2018Individual ownerChipley, FL

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Aug 2, 1997 · Superior, WI

the separation of the wing from the glider for undetermined reasons.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
CHI97LA239

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI97LA239)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Wings · spar · brokenAug 2, 1997

    DURING TOW OPERATION, WING CENTER SECTION SPAR FAILED NEAR RIGHT FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT. WOOD DETERIORATION DUE TO AGE AND WATER ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. HARDWARE FOUND RUSTY. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED OVER DESIGN GROSS WEIGHT WITH AN AFT C.G. CONDITIONS OF AIRCRAFT USE AND STORAGE FOR PREVIOUS 12…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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