Piccard AX-6 N53DP
30 December 1976 · Jersey Village, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 December 1976 at about 08:12 local time, a Piccard AX-6 registered N53DP was involved in an accident during in flight near Jersey Village, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jersey Village, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piccard AX-6
- Registration
- N53DP
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3887
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 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
POWERPLANT WAS A PICCARD 504A PROPANE FUELED DUAL BURNER, SNP020.ASCENTION WAS FROM A BALLOON PORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piccard AX-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1976 | Piccard AX-6 | Napa, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 1976 | Piccard AX-6 | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 May 1977 | Piccard AX-6 | Miami, Florida, 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 | - |
| 12 Oct 1974 | Piccard AX-6 | Harvard, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |