Piccard AX-6 N94DP
12 October 1975 · Perris, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1975 at about 10:30 local time, a Piccard AX-6 registered N94DP was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Perris, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Perris, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piccard AX-6
- Registration
- N94DP
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3182
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
SUDDEN WIND GUST, UNK VELOCITY. BALLOON BLOWN OVER, IGNITED GRASS, THEN CONSUMED BALLOON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piccard AX-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1975 | Piccard AX-6 | Incline Vlg, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1974 | Piccard AX-6 | Harvard, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1976 | Piccard AX-6 | Napa, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1976 | Piccard AX-6 | Jersey Village, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Sep 1974 | Piccard AX-6 | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 May 1976 | Piccard AX-6 | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |