# N5516V: 1962 Briegleb BG-12A, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Briegleb BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-bg-12a) (registry code 79001B1)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 1026
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1982
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1997
- Last registry action: February 29, 2000
- Mode S code: A70660
- Owner when cancelled: [Nudtsen Richard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NUDTSEN%20RICHARD%20D)
- Location: [Chipley, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Chipley)
- Physical address: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6157° N, 85.5729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32428, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5516V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5516V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5516V-2018-01-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-12A: https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-bg-12a.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX3975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3975), Aug 2, 1997: SPAR. BROKEN. DURING TOW OPERATION, WING CENTER SECTION SPAR FAILED NEAR RIGHT FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT. WOOD DETERIORATION DUE TO AGE AND WATER ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. HARDWARE 

## 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 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.

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