Piccard AX-6 N2454Z
23 October 1980 · Metamora, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 October 1980 at about 18:30 local time, a Piccard AX-6 registered N2454Z, operated by High America, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Metamora, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Metamora, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piccard AX-6
- Registration
- N2454Z
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- High America
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3137
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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
HIT PWR LNS, WIRES CUT THRU THE GONDALA SUPPORT CABLES, GONDOLA W OCCUPANTS FELL APRX 15FT TO GND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piccard AX-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1980 | Piccard AX-6 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | Highamerican, I | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1981 | Piccard AX-6 | Corona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1979 | Piccard AX-6 | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piccard AX-6 | Springtown, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 May 1977 | Piccard AX-6 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Piccard AX-6 | Louisvile, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |