# N2454Z: 1979 General Balloon AX-6, registration cancelled 2012-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [General Balloon AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/general-balloon-ax-6) (registry code 3760202)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 454
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 1979
- Last registry action: January 13, 1986
- Mode S code: A2458E
- Location: [Troy, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Troy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2454Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2454Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2454Z-2012-08-14

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 General Balloon AX-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/general-balloon-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 CHI81DEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEC02), Oct 23, 1980: Piccard AX-6 (N2454Z), Metamora, MI, 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 19801023061499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801023061499A), Oct 23, 1980: Picard AX6 (N2454Z), Metamora, MI, Substantial damage. Struck wires on landing approach. Wires severed gondola from balloon. Gondola dropped 15 feet to ground.

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