# N97US: 1974 Piccard AX-6, registration cancelled 2012-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2012
- 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: 697
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 1974
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1975
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: AD831F
- Owner when cancelled: [Griffin Hugh M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFIN%20HUGH%20M)
- Location: [Traverse, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Traverse)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7624° N, 85.6852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49684, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97US-2012-11-13

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

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