Accident · destroyed
Jun 23, 1990 · Peaster, TXAN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT DURING THE APPROACH.
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Injuries
- Serious
- Report
- FTW90LA122
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW90LA122)
N99US1974 Piccard AX-6
DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 1, 2014.
Safety record in brief:4 NTSB accidents (destroyed damage at worst, latest Jun 1990)No ADs since 1998 matched
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Ft Worth, TX
- Certificate issued
- Jan 17, 1983
- Canceled
- Dec 1, 2014
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 12, 1974
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piccard
- Model
- AX-6
- Year
- 1974
- Serial number
- 699
- Aircraft type
- Balloon
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- ADD21D
Engine
- Make and model
- None None
- Type
- None
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1983 – 2014Individual ownerFt Worth, TX
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (4)
Accident · substantial damage
Oct 3, 1988 · Albuquerque, NMTHE COMMERCIAL PLT WAS COMPETING IN A BALLOON FIESTA, WITH 2 PAX. THE PLT SELECTED A LANDING FIELD WITH POWER LINES AND A STREET RUNNING EAST AND WEST ACROSS IT. THE BALLOON WAS DRIFTING SOUTH AND THE PLT SELECTED THE SOUTH END OF THE FIELD FOR LANDING, REQUIRING THE FLIGHT PATH TO CROSS OVER THE LINES. DURING THE DESCENT FROM 200 FT AGL, THE PLT APPLIED HEAT TO LEVEL OFF SO THE BALLOON WOULD…
- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- Minor
- Report
- DEN89LA003
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN89LA003)
Accident · substantial damage
Jul 11, 1983 · Azle, TXDURING A LANDING IN LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS, THE BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN BESIDE A POWER LINE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE BALLOON ENVELOPE COLLAPSED OVER THE POWER LINE WHICH CARRIED 7200 VOLTS. THE VOLTAGE TRAVELED TO THE BASKET/GONDOLA WHICH OVERTURNED ON THE GRASS SURFACE. THE PLT & 1 PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED DUE TO CARDIAC ARREST FROM ELECTROCUTION. THE BALLOON WAS DAMAGED FROM HIGH VOLTAGE…
- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Report
- FTW83FA324
From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW83FA324)
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Accident
Mar 12, 1983 · Springtown, TXTHE BALLOON WAS ON A 'HARE & HOUND' COMPETITION FLIGHT WITH A COMMERCIAL PLT & STUDENT PLT ON BOARD. AFTER THE COMPETITION PORTION WAS COMPLETED, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TOLD THE STUDENT TO TAKE CONTROL & CONTINUE FLYING, THEN LAND AT HER DISCRETION. AFTER ABOUT 15 MIN, THE STUDENT DECIDED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE PIC REPORTED THAT A 'TYPICAL' LANDING WAS MADE WITH A DRAG OF APRX 15 FT. DURING…
- Injuries
- Serious
- Report
- FTW83LA155
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW83LA155)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026