# N76JW: 1975 Piccard AX-6, registration cancelled 2022-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 2022
- 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: 753
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 1975
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2013
- Last registry action: July 10, 2019
- Mode S code: AA400C
- Owners when cancelled: [Pritchett Mark L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRITCHETT%20MARK%20L), [Pritchett Tracy M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRITCHETT%20TRACY%20M)
- Location: [Tonopah, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tonopah)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4089° N, 113.0701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85354, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76JW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76JW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76JW-2022-12-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC78DGT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DGT04), Feb 12, 1978: Pickard AX-1 (N76JW), New Holland, PA, no damage

## 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 19780212001999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212001999A), Feb 12, 1978: Picard AX6 (N76JW), New Holland, PA. Plt encrtd high winds during balloon flt,pax fell out aft basket led on lndg,dragged by cable.

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