# N47DP: 1975 Piccard AX-6, registration cancelled 2013-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 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: 768
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 1975
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1984
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A5BF1A
- Owners when cancelled: [Munday Martin R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUNDAY%20MARTIN%20R), [Hesch George A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESCH%20GEORGE%20A)
- Location: [Tahoe City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tahoe%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1721° N, 120.1388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahoe City, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47DP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47DP-2013-04-18

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 DEN85LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA005), Oct 8, 1984: Piccard AX6W (N47DP), Albuquerque, NM, minor 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 19841008058519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841008058519A), Oct 8, 1984: Picard AX6 (N47DP), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Hot air balloon contacted powerlines. Balloon load cables severed. Basket with occupants fell 30 feet.

## Other aircraft with N47DP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47DP): Aeronca 7BCM, S/N 7AC-5722, built 1946

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