N559Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Briegleb BG-12B built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 15, 2012. The last status on file was "third notice for re-registration or renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Briegleb BG-12B cancelled February 15, 2012
- Serial number
- HFT1
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1965
- Last status
- Third notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- May 4, 2007
- Last FAA action
- April 20, 2010
- Last owner
- Butzel Henry R (Individual)
Missoula, MT - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Nicholas Beazley NB-8G cancelled August 10, 1932
- Serial number
- K-12
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 30, 1931
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Richardson H W (Individual)
Louisville, KY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N559Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Briegleb BG-12B · serial HFT1
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 reverse-course maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the effect of the pilot's failure to take his prescribed medications.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site