# N53DP: 1976 Piccard AX-6, registration cancelled 2012-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 772
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 17, 1976
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A6AE6D
- Owner when cancelled: [Sparks Marjorie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPARKS%20MARJORIE)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2933° N, 97.7661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78703, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53DP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53DP-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 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 FTW77FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA026), Dec 30, 1976: Piccard AX-6 (N53DP), Jersey Village, TX, destroyed, 2 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 19761230042599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761230042599A), Dec 30, 1976: Picard AX6 (N53DP), Jersey Village, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Powerplant was a piccard 504A propane fueled dual burner,SNP020.ascention was from a balloon port.

## Other aircraft with N53DP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53DP): Eavision EA-J150, S/N JMZKJ150UAV602596016

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