# N57US: Piccard AX-6, registration cancelled 2013-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 657
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: August 10, 1982
- Last registry action: August 6, 1988
- Mode S code: A74DE3
- Owner when cancelled: [Carver Roger J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARVER%20ROGER%20J)
- Location: [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9956° N, 85.6377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49505, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57US-2013-07-01

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

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19860714052279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860714052279I), Jul 14, 1986: Picard AX6 (N57US), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. During landing, a gust of wind pushed balloon into a tree .
- [Incident 19830914067229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830914067229I), Sep 14, 1983: Picard AX6 (N57US), Hopkins, MI, Minor damage. Balloon struck wires stretched along a road while attempting a landing in a field. Caused wires to arc.

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