# N559Y: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 15, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=559Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N559Y

## Aircraft that carried N559Y

- [Cancelled 2012-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N559Y-2012-02-15): Briegleb BG-12B, S/N HFT1, built 1965. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Butzel Henry R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTZEL%20HENRY%20R), [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- [Cancelled 1932-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N559Y-1932-08-10): Nicholas Beazley NB-8G, S/N K-12. Owner: [Richardson H W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDSON%20H%20W), [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)

## NTSB investigations on N559Y (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 WPR11FA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA392), Aug 18, 2011: Briegleb BG-12B (N559Y), Moore, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to perform a low pass over the runway in the opposite direction of his intended landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed and glider control during the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N559Y (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 20110818018589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818018589A), Aug 18, 2011: Briegleb BG-12B (N559Y), Moore, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot performed his first flight in the accident glider on 08-13-2011, the approach and landing were normal. According to witnesses, on 08-18-2011, the…

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