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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Picard AX-6 · Quincy, CA · May 31, 1976

Date
May 31, 1976
Place
Quincy, CA
Airport
Gansner
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N69US
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK76DXQ48
Reported as
Picard AX6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,302 total31 in this make and model23 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.

Unable to climb after encountering down draft. Equipped with 3 butane burners.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER ENCOUNTERING DOWN DRAFT. EQUIPPED WITH 3 BUTANE BURNERS.

NTSB investigation

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