# Accident 19790317004859A: Picard AX6, Huntsdale, PA, March 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1979, 09:10 local time
- Place: Huntsdale, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1023° N, 77.3075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsdale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1023&lon=-77.3075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62US-2013-04-26) (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: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DGT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DGT11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317004859A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON STRUCK TREES DURING LANDING ATTEMPT BY STUDENT PILOT. SKILL LEVEL OF PILOT AND WIND ARE FACTORS.

## 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 NYC79DGT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DGT11), Mar 17, 1979: Piccard AX6 (N62US), Huntsdale, PA, destroyed

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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