Piccard AX6 N1695
5 August 1972 · Xenia, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1972 at about 13:45 local time, a Piccard AX6 registered N1695, operated by Lane Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Xenia, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Xenia, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Port Xenia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piccard AX6
- Registration
- N1695
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Lane Aviation
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2737
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUEL-132 LBS PROPANE.VELCRO RIP PANEL OPENED DESPITE ENDS BEING TAPED.ENVELOPE CAUGHT FIRE IN AIR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piccard AX6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1968 | Piccard AX6-PT | Penndel, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Sep 1977 | Piccard AX6 | Wanamaker, Indiana, United States | David R Thiel | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1978 | Piccard AX6 | Rochester, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1979 | Piccard AX6 | Huntsdale, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1985 | Piccard AX6 | Pilot Hill, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |