Glider

N1297

Homebuilt Briegleb BG-12BD

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
144
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tomahawk, WI
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Registration record

N1297 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Briegleb BG-12BD
Serial
144
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tomahawk, WI
Certificate issued
2011-10-24
Airworthiness date
1974-08-06
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0786E
Mode S (octal)
50074156
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-10-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N1297 to the current registrant.
  • 1974-08-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1933-02-11
    N1297 previously assigned to a Swallow Swallow (s/n 856); cancelled.
Overview

About N1297

N1297 is a Homebuilt Briegleb BG-12BD, serial number 144. It is registered to an individual in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 24, 2011 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 6, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1297. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-08-25 Accident · Marion,Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2761
Reported aircraft: Briegleb BG-12 — a different aircraft that carried the N1297 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THERMAL,SAW OTR ACFT TOO LATE TO AVOID COLLISION.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.