# N8711R: 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: May 21, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8711R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8711R

## Aircraft that carried N8711R

- [Cancelled 1997-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8711R-1997-05-21): Marsh-Turner BRIEGLEB BG-12A, S/N 12035. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Savage Mark A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAVAGE%20MARK%20A), [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)

## NTSB investigations on N8711R (2)

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 NYC97LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA085), May 4, 1997: Marsh-Turner BG-12A (N8711R), Marion, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Disconnection of the elevator control rod which resulted in the loss of elevator control. A factor was failure to complete the required maintenance inspection.
- [NTSB CHI67D0257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0257), Sep 7, 1966: Sailplane BG-12 (N8711R), Rising Sun, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8711R (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 19970504013939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970504013939A), May 4, 1997: Amtr BG12A (N8711R), Marion, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)With the owner at the flight controls, the experimental homebuilt glider was under tow to take it to another airport. Witnesses reported that about 1…

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