# N9165R: 1961 Willis Briegleb BG-12A, registration cancelled 2014-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Willis Briegleb BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/willis-briegleb-bg-12a) (registry code 790011E)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 26, 1980
- Last registry action: March 29, 1986
- Mode S code: ACB00C
- Owner when cancelled: [Ivey William James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IVEY%20WILLIAM%20JAMES)
- Location: [Franklin, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Franklin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8849° N, 86.9541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37064, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9165R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9165R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9165R-2014-11-24

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 Willis Briegleb BG-12A: https://openairdocs.org/model/willis-briegleb-bg-12a.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 UNK64X2472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2472), Jun 24, 1964: Briegleb BG12A (N9165R), Aspen, CO, substantial damage

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