# Briegleb BG 12B

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 79001S2, 79001E4
- Manufacturer (registry): BRIEGLEB
- Model: BG 12B · BG-12B
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-bg-12b

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## 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 (1)

- [N631G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N631G): [Clayton Harry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAYTON%20HARRY%20L), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita), S/N 21

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 WPR11FA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA392), Aug 18, 2011: Briegleb BG-12B (N559Y), Moore, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to perform a low pass over the runway in the opposite direction of his intended landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed and glider control during the…
- [NTSB SEA90LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA099), Jun 11, 1990: Briegleb BG-12B (N1696), Wenatchee, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT UNDERSHOOTING THE RUNWAY. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH, GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB MKC76DCA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCA36), Jul 18, 1976: Briegleb BG-12B (N9015), Painton, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20110818018589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818018589A), Aug 18, 2011: Briegleb BG-12B (N559Y), Moore, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot performed his first flight in the accident glider on 08-13-2011, the approach and landing were normal. According to witnesses, on 08-18-2011, the…
- [Accident 19900610019429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610019429A), Jun 10, 1990: Amtr BG12B (N1696), Wenatchee, WA, Destroyed. Crash landed short of the runway. Misjudged glide in strong surface wind.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Breigleb BG-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/breigleb-bg-12b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 79001FT
- [Val Csatar BG12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/val-csatar-bg12b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 79001Z3
- [Killeen BG-12-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/killeen-bg-12-b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0562383
- [Broyill-Cowan-Murray BG12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/broyill-cowan-murray-bg12b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0564795
- [Sailplane BG-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sailplane-bg-12b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 7900114
- [Thomas BG-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-bg-12b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 790011F
- [Briegleb BG12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-bg12b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001FV
- [Briegleb Sailplane BG-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-sailplane-bg-12b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001NR
- [Hoey-Johnson BG-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hoey-johnson-bg-12b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001T5
- [Homebuilt BG-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/homebuilt-bg-12b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001T6
- [Gilland-Briegleb BG-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gilland-briegleb-bg-12b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001TG
- [Hamm-Skovguards BG-12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hamm-skovguards-bg-12b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 79001TK

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