# N2512C: 1981 General Balloon AX-6, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 507
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 7, 1985
- Last registry action: January 21, 1989
- Mode S code: A25DD6
- 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/N2512C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2512C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2512C-2013-07-30

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX81DUG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG36), Jul 5, 1981: Piccard AX-6 (N2512C), Corona, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19840526045769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840526045769I), May 26, 1984: Picard AX6 (N2512C), Corona, CA, Minor damage. Flame coming out of the fuel air mixing valve fitting. Fuel turned off. Pilot light tube partially plugged with mud
- [Incident 19840205010169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840205010169I), Feb 5, 1984: Picard AX6 (N2512C), Corona, CA, Minor damage. During landing approach hit an unseen electrical line, breaking same. Pilot received minor face burns.
- [Accident 19810705037849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705037849A), Jul 5, 1981: Picard AX6 (N2512C), Corona, CA, Destroyed. Rip-cord opened blast valve during deflation. Residual fuel in pilot light relighted burner.

## Other aircraft with N2512C

- [Cancelled 1960-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2512C-1960-08-31): Cessna 170B, S/N 26156. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [South Ruislip Aero Club/ U S Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20RUISLIP%20AERO%20CLUB%2F%20U%20S%20AIR%20FORCE), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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