# N6552N: Townsend H L BRIEGLED BG12A, registration cancelled 1995-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Townsend H L BRIEGLED BG12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/townsend-h-l-briegled-bg12a) (registry code 79001AS)
- Serial number: 35
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1992
- Last registry action: October 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A8A1F8
- Owners when cancelled: [Annis Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANNIS%20CHARLES), [Bottino Mark D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOTTINO%20MARK%20D)
- Location: [Hoboken, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hoboken)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7453° N, 74.0279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07030, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6552N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6552N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6552N-1995-12-11

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Townsend H L BRIEGLED BG12A: https://openairdocs.org/model/townsend-h-l-briegled-bg12a.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 NYC94LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA089), May 21, 1994: Townsend, H.L. Briegled BG-12A (N6552N), Readington, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the lack of experience in the make and model of glider.

## Other aircraft with N6552N

- [Cancelled 1960-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6552N-1960-11-08): Bellanca 14-19, S/N 2004. Owner: [Gardner Stanley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20STANLEY), [Seattle 8, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle%208)

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