# N56US: Piccard AX-6, registration cancelled 2016-05-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 25, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piccard AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-6) (registry code 7001218)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 656
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: November 19, 1985
- Last registry action: August 3, 2015
- Mode S code: A72664
- Owner when cancelled: [Gross Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROSS%20GARY%20W)
- Location: [Soquel, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Soquel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0407° N, 121.9317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95073, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56US-2016-05-25

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 ANC73FAG85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAG85), Apr 29, 1973: Piccard AX-6 (N56US), Wasilla, AK, 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 19730429019619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429019619A), Apr 29, 1973: Picard AX6 (N56US), Wasilla, AK, Destroyed. Plt failed to open fuel supply valve completely. Balloon settled into trees.

## Other aircraft with N56US

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56US): Albert F Padelt 90-TA, S/N HY-7, built 2023

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