# N1696: Briegleb BG-12B, registration cancelled 1991-10-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 17, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Briegleb BG-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-bg-12b) (registry code 79001E4)
- Serial number: 169
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1990
- Last registry action: January 31, 1990
- Mode S code: A11647
- Owner when cancelled: [Cascade Soaring Society Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASCADE%20SOARING%20SOCIETY%20INC)
- Location: [Wenatchee, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Wenatchee)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4320° N, 120.3455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98801, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1696
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1696
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1696-1991-10-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Briegleb BG-12B: https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-bg-12b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA90LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA099), Jun 11, 1990: Briegleb BG-12B (N1696), Wenatchee, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT UNDERSHOOTING THE RUNWAY. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH, GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19900610019429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610019429A), Jun 10, 1990: Amtr BG12B (N1696), Wenatchee, WA, Destroyed. Crash landed short of the runway. Misjudged glide in strong surface wind.

## Other aircraft with N1696

- [Cancelled 1930-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1696-1930-03-14): Standard J-1, S/N I-572, built 1918. Owner: [Zost Herbert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZOST%20HERBERT), [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)

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