# N28US: 1972 Piccard AX-6, registration cancelled 2009-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- 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: 628
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: November 30, 1973
- Last registry action: July 9, 1977
- Mode S code: A2CD75
- Owner when cancelled: [Buffalo Chip Balloon Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUFFALO%20CHIP%20BALLOON%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1030° N, 106.6740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87104, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28US-2009-09-22

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 DEN73DQA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQA36), May 5, 1973: Piccard AX-6 (N28US), Albuquerque, NM, no 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 19730505011689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730505011689A), May 5, 1973: Picard AX6 (N28US), Albuquerque, NM. Plt pos self improperly for ldg. Fractured r leg. Hot air balloon.

## Other aircraft with N28US

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28US): Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50, S/N 242, built 1993

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