# N5516V: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5516V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5516V

## Aircraft that carried N5516V

- [Cancelled 2018-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5516V-2018-01-24): Briegleb BG-12A, S/N 1026, built 1962. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nudtsen Richard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NUDTSEN%20RICHARD%20D), [Chipley, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Chipley)

## NTSB investigations on N5516V (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 CHI97LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA239), Aug 2, 1997: Briegleb BG-12A (N5516V), Superior, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the separation of the wing from the glider for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5516V (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 19970802020389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970802020389A), Aug 2, 1997: Corcrn BGLIDER (N5516V), Superior, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Glider center wing section failed on a tow. Impacted near vertical. Wood wing had interior rot. Over gross weight. (-23) glider wing center section failed…

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