Piccard AX-6 N28US
5 May 1973 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 May 1973 at about 07:30 local time, a Piccard AX-6 registered N28US, operated by Piccard Balloo, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piccard AX-6
- Registration
- N28US
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Piccard Balloo
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1006
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
PLT POS SELF IMPROPERLY FOR LDG. FRACTURED R LEG.HOT AIR BALLOON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piccard AX-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 1973 | Piccard AX-6 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1974 | Piccard AX-6 | Harvard, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1974 | Piccard AX-6 | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Jun 1975 | Piccard AX-6 | Incline Vlg, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1975 | Piccard AX-6 | Perris, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1976 | Piccard AX-6 | Napa, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |