# Accident 19780212001999A: Picard AX6, New Holland, PA, February 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1978
- Place: New Holland, PA
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.1013° N, 76.0901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Holland, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1013&lon=-76.0901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76JW-2022-12-31) (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: 290 total, 277 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DGT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DGT04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212001999A

## Narrative

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

PLT ENCRTD HIGH WINDS DURING BALLOON FLT,PAX FELL OUT AFT BASKET LED ON LNDG,DRAGGED BY CABLE.

## 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 NYC78DGT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DGT04), Feb 12, 1978: Pickard AX-1 (N76JW), New Holland, PA, 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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