# N88US: 1974 Piccard AX-6, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- 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: 688
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 5, 1974
- Certificate issued: February 15, 1974
- Last registry action: November 1, 1983
- Mode S code: AC1D4F
- Owner when cancelled: [Spitz Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPITZ%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Park Forest, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Park%20Forest)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4792° N, 87.6846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60466, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88US-2014-11-20

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 CHI75DEE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE25), Oct 12, 1974: Piccard AX-6 (N88US), Harvard, IL, 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 19741012035909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741012035909A), Oct 12, 1974: Picard AX6 (N88US), Harvard, IL. Hot air balloon. Wx briefed by balloon meister,no fss brief. Un ck descent rate. Dragged abt 200FT.

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