Piccard AX-3 N51880
6 February 1979 · Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported · Fatal
Summary
On 6 February 1979, a Piccard AX-3 registered N51880 was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piccard AX-3
- Registration
- N51880
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Rockford, Il → Lake Geneva, Il
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 3-2406
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
A/C DAMAGE & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.ON 4-28-79 2 PROPANE TANKS FOUND ON MI SHORELINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Caribbean Avia | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Feb 1979 | Cessna 172M | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Feb 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Jun 1979 | Cessna 150J | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Paul Wikander | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Big Bear AV | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 May 1979 | Cessna 182 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |