# N16JF: 1974 Piccard AX-6, registration cancelled 2013-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piccard AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-6) (registry code 7001218)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 736
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1974
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1991
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A0F023
- Owner when cancelled: [Starr Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STARR%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Corona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corona)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16JF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16JF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16JF-2013-10-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piccard AX-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-6.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 ATL83LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA325), Aug 13, 1983: Piccard AX-6 (N16JF), Louisvile, KY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19830813040459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813040459A), Aug 13, 1983: Picard AX6 (N16JF), Louisville, KY, Destroyed. Balloonist encountered a sudden wind gust and change of direction which carried balloon into collision with a tower

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