# N5W: 1967 Piccard AX-5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piccard AX-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-5) (registry code 05604UM, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 18
- Year built: 1967
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 27, 1982
- Certificate issued: March 25, 2020
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A63732
- Registered owner: [Eckmeier Charles D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ECKMEIER%20CHARLES%20D)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9058° N, 93.2877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55419, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5W

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Piccard AX-5)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5W.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5W.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N5W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5W before.

- [Cancelled 1931-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5W-1931-11-01): Gliders PT GLIDER NO 1, S/N 1. Owner: [Tatum Ray A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TATUM%20RAY%20A), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

## Related

- Other Piccard AX-5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-5/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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