# Briegleb BG-12A

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 79001B1
- Manufacturer (registry): BRIEGLEB
- Model: BG-12A
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 60 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-bg-12a

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (2)

- [N2954C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2954C): [Woodin Stephen D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODIN%20STEPHEN%20D), [Flagler Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Flagler%20Beach), S/N 23
- [N9769C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9769C): [Rudolf Thomas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUDOLF%20THOMAS%20L), [Middletown, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Middletown), built 1964, S/N 12004

## 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.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [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 

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Sailplane BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sailplane-bg-12a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 7900112
- [Willis Briegleb BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/willis-briegleb-bg-12a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 790011E
- [Briegleb BG-12-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-bg-12-a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001DA
- [Brieglebb BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/brieglebb-bg-12a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001DJ
- [Briegleb Glider BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-glider-bg-12a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001M6
- [Briegleb Sailplane BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-sailplane-bg-12a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001NM
- [Briegleb Sims-Larue BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-sims-larue-bg-12a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001PH
- [Eldredge BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/eldredge-bg-12a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001S1
- [Otto-Hardy BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/otto-hardy-bg-12a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001WS
- [Price BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/price-bg-12a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001XF
- [Seair BG-12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/seair-bg-12a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001YZ

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