Piccard AX-6 N2512C
5 July 1981 · Corona, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1981 at about 08:30 local time, a Piccard AX-6 registered N2512C was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Corona, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Corona, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piccard AX-6
- Registration
- N2512C
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Corona, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1372
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
RIP CORD CAUGHT ON BLAST VLV HNDL AFT PLT LGT WAS TURNED OFF, BURNER LIT.TIME RQD TO STOP PLT LGT.
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 | - |
| 23 Oct 1980 | Piccard AX-6 | Metamora, Michigan, United States | High America | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piccard AX-6 | Springtown, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Piccard AX-6 | Louisvile, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1983 | Piccard AX-6 | Azle, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Jan 1983 | Piccard AX-6 | Arroyo Grande, California, United States | William G. Hart | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |