19751012034549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Picard AX-6 · Perris, CA · October 12, 1975

Date
October 12, 1975
Place
Perris, CA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N94DP
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX76DUG18
Reported as
Picard AX6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17 total17 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Sudden wind gust,unk velocity. Balloon blown over,ignited grass,then consumed balloon.

As the FAA filed it

SUDDEN WIND GUST,UNK VELOCITY. BALLOON BLOWN OVER,IGNITED GRASS,THEN CONSUMED BALLOON.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.