Piccard AX6 N24402
29 October 1978 · Rochester, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 October 1978 at about 17:20 local time, a Piccard AX6 registered N24402 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rochester, Michigan, 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 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rochester, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piccard AX6
- Registration
- N24402
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3603
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
JUMPED FROM BASKET, FRACTURE RT HUMERUS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piccard AX6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1977 | Piccard AX6 | Wanamaker, Indiana, United States | David R Thiel | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1979 | Piccard AX6 | Huntsdale, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1972 | Piccard AX6 | Xenia, Ohio, United States | Lane Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1985 | Piccard AX6 | Pilot Hill, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1968 | Piccard AX6-PT | Penndel, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |