# Accident 19730505011689A: Picard AX6, Albuquerque, NM, May 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1973
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28US-2009-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piccard AX-6 (registry code 7001218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PICARD AX6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 10 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73DQA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730505011689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT POS SELF IMPROPERLY FOR LDG. FRACTURED R LEG.HOT AIR BALLOON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN73DQA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQA36), May 5, 1973: Piccard AX-6 (N28US), Albuquerque, NM, no damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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