Piccard AX-6 N6L
5 August 1976 · Napa, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1976 at about 09:30 local time, a Piccard AX-6 registered N6L was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Napa, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Napa, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piccard AX-6
- Registration
- N6L
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1853
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
ACFT IS A HOT AIR BALLOON WITH BASKET, OPERATING BY BUTANE GAS BURNER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piccard AX-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1976 | Piccard AX-6 | Jersey Village, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 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 | - |