Piccard AX-6 N56US
29 April 1973 · Wasilla, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 April 1973 at about 08:30 local time, a Piccard AX-6 registered N56US was involved in an accident during in flight near Wasilla, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wasilla
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piccard AX-6
- Registration
- N56US
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Palmer, Alas → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2248
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
PLT FAILED TO OPEN FUEL SUPPLY VALVE COMPLETELY.BALLOON SETTLED INTO TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piccard AX-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1973 | Piccard AX-6 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Piccard Balloo | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1974 | Piccard AX-6 | Harvard, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1974 | Piccard AX-6 | Tracy, California, 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 | - |
| 5 Aug 1976 | Piccard AX-6 | Napa, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |