# N87DP: 1975 Piccard AX-6, registration cancelled 2003-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 734
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 27, 1975
- Certificate issued: July 20, 1985
- Last registry action: October 26, 1991
- Mode S code: ABF456
- Owner when cancelled: [Lefevre Mark J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEFEVRE%20MARK%20J)
- Location: [Griswold, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Griswold)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5898° N, 71.9484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06351, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87DP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87DP-2003-03-18

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 CHI79FEP46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP46), May 20, 1979: Piccard AX-6 (N87DP), Middleton, WI, 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 19790520013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520013849A), May 20, 1979: Picard AX6 (N87DP), Middleton, WI. Pilot fell out of balloon during landing drag and broke his leg. Factors rough ground and strong wind.

## Other aircraft with N87DP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87DP): Beech 95-B55, S/N TC-696, built 1964

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