# N51880: 1977 Piccard AX-3, registration cancelled 2012-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Piccard AX-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-3) (registry code 7001213)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: SM-1
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1978
- Last registry action: May 13, 1978
- Mode S code: A682B0
- Owner when cancelled: [Mounts Gene](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOUNTS%20GENE)
- Location: [West Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/West%20Chicago)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8964° N, 88.2182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60185, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51880
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51880
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51880-2012-08-13

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-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-3.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 CHI79DEP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP29), Feb 6, 1979: Piccard AX-3 (N51880), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19790206026569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206026569A), Feb 6, 1979: Amtrpi AX3 (N51880), WI, Damage unknown. Acft & pilot missing. When last seen the balloon was traveling NE over lake Michigan.

## Other aircraft with N51880

- [Cancelled 1950-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51880-1950-02-14): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-4594, built 1945. Owner: [Swanson W J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWANSON%20W%20J), [New Haven, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/New%20Haven)

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