# Accident 19740921031559A: Picard AX6, Tracy, CA, September 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1974
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53US-2018-04-24) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75AP012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740921031559A

## Narrative

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

VELCRO SEALING STRIPS OVER DEFLATION PANEL OPENED ALLOWING BAG DEFLATION.

## 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 OAK75AP012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP012), Sep 21, 1974: Piccard AX-6 (N53US), Tracy, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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