# Incident 19791014052879I: Picard AX6, Disco, MI, October 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1979, 10:25 local time
- Place: Disco, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6839° N, 83.0344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Disco, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6839&lon=-83.0344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2430Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2430Z-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: General Balloon NEWPORT (registry code 3760302, https://openairdocs.org/model/general-balloon-newport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PICARD AX6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 144 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014052879I

## Narrative

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

GONDOLA DAMAGED WHEN DESCENDED INTO HIGHLINES BECAUSE OF A DOWNDRAFT. LANDED SAFELY.

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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