# N62US: 1973 Piccard AX-6, registration cancelled 2013-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 662
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1973
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1985
- Last registry action: November 10, 2009
- Mode S code: A815B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Starr Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STARR%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Corona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corona)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62US-2013-04-26

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 NYC79DGT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DGT11), Mar 17, 1979: Piccard AX6 (N62US), Huntsdale, PA, 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 19790317004859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317004859A), Mar 17, 1979: Picard AX6 (N62US), Huntsdale, PA, Substantial damage. Balloon struck trees during landing attempt by student pilot. Skill level of pilot and wind are factors.

## Other aircraft with N62US

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62US): Textron 525B, S/N 525B0491, built 2016

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