# N85DP: 1975 Piccard AX-6, registration cancelled 2017-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2017
- 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: 732
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 1975
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1988
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: ABA558
- Owner when cancelled: [Murtorff Mary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURTORFF%20MARY)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7969° N, 95.4927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77055, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85DP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85DP-2017-07-07

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 FTW89FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA136), Jul 16, 1989: Piccard AX-6 (N85DP), Houston, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE POOR CONDITION OF THE BALLOON ENVELOPE AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF…

## 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 19890716022389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890716022389A), Jul 16, 1989: Picard AX6 (N85DP), Houston, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck a power pole and wires. Basket fell to ground in flames. Balloon drifted on.

## Other aircraft with N85DP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85DP): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 11339, built 2026

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