# N88952: 1965 Piccard Don AX-6, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piccard Don AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-don-ax-6) (registry code 05604UH)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 2, 1974
- Certificate issued: August 7, 1965
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AC4266
- Owner when cancelled: [Kersten Don N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KERSTEN%20DON%20N)
- Location: [Fort Dodge, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Fort%20Dodge)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4916° N, 94.1871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50501, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88952
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88952
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88952-2013-05-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Don AX-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-don-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 OAK67D0147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0147), Sep 22, 1966: Piccard Bal AX6 (N88952), Reno, NV, no damage

## Other aircraft with N88952

- [Cancelled 1954-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88952-1954-05-13): Douglas C54G-DC, S/N 35998. Owner: [U S Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20AIR%20FORCE), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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