# N8711R: Marsh-Turner BRIEGLEB BG-12A, registration cancelled 1997-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Marsh-Turner BRIEGLEB BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/marsh-turner-briegleb-bg-12a) (registry code 79001V4)
- Serial number: 12035
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1987
- Last registry action: March 19, 1997
- Mode S code: ABFC98
- Owner when cancelled: [Savage Mark A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAVAGE%20MARK%20A)
- Location: [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0790° N, 83.0815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43235, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8711R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8711R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8711R-1997-05-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Marsh-Turner BRIEGLEB BG-12A: https://openairdocs.org/model/marsh-turner-briegleb-bg-12a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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