# N5659: 1974 Adams AX-6, registration cancelled 2012-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Adams AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-ax-6) (registry code 0563704)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 5
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Certificate issued: June 28, 1975
- Last registry action: July 2, 1977
- Mode S code: A73D10
- Owner when cancelled: [H & M Distributors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/H%20%26%20M%20DISTRIBUTORS%20INC)
- Location: [Helen, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Helen)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7623° N, 83.7621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30545, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5659
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5659
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5659-2012-09-20

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 Adams AX-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-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 MIA80FKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKG02), Oct 6, 1979: Adams,Md AX-6 (N5659), Helen, GA, destroyed

## 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 19791006034989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006034989A), Oct 6, 1979: Picard AX6 (N5659), Helen, GA, Destroyed. Balloon released from tether. Nonrated plt tried to land, snagged trees. Balloon rose. Basket support cables broke.

## Other aircraft with N5659

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5659): Bristol Balloons/David Bristol B77, S/N 006

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