# Accident 19741012035909A: Picard AX6, Harvard, IL, October 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1974
- Place: Harvard, IL
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.4296° N, 88.6211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvard, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4296&lon=-88.6211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88US-2014-11-20) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 30 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741012035909A

## Narrative

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

HOT AIR BALLOON.WX BRIEFED BY BALLOON MEISTER,NO FSS BRIEF.UN CK DESCENT RATE.DRAGGED ABT 200FT.

## 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 CHI75DEE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE25), Oct 12, 1974: Piccard AX-6 (N88US), Harvard, IL, 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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