# N99US: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: December 1, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=99US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99US

## Aircraft that carried N99US

- [Cancelled 2014-12-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99US-2014-12-01): Piccard AX-6, S/N 699, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Conn Richard C DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONN%20RICHARD%20C%20DBA), [Ft Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ft%20Worth)

## NTSB investigations on N99US (4)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW90LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA122), Jun 23, 1990: Piccard P-80 (N99US), Peaster, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT DURING THE APPROACH.
- [NTSB DEN89LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA003), Oct 3, 1988: Piccard AX-6 (N99US), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW83FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA324), Jul 11, 1983: Piccard AX-6 (N99US), Azle, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal
- [NTSB FTW83LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA155), Mar 12, 1983: Piccard AX-6 (N99US), Springtown, TX, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N99US (4)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19900623022139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623022139A), Jun 23, 1990: Picard AX6 (N99US), Peaster, TX, Destroyed. Made hard landing. Wind dragged basket which turned over trapping pilot. Pilot rescued balloon destroyed by fire.
- [Accident 19881003043649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881003043649A), Oct 3, 1988: Picard AX6 (N99US), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed. Misjudged power response landing over a powerline. Unable to climb. Deflated but bag hit wires and burned.
- [Accident 19830711038689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711038689A), Jul 11, 1983: Picard AX6 (N99US), Azle, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Balloon collided with electrical wires during landing.
- [Accident 19830312008089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830312008089A), Mar 12, 1983: Picard AX6 (N99US), Springtown, TX. Student made a drag in landing and received a fractured knee after striking it on a gas fuel bottle.

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