# Accident 19830711038689A: Picard AX6, Azle, TX, July 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1983, 07:45 local time
- Place: Azle, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7198° N, 97.4504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7198&lon=-97.4504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99US-2014-12-01) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 374 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711038689A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON COLLIDED WITH ELECTRICAL WIRES DURING LANDING.

## 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 FTW83FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA324), Jul 11, 1983: Piccard AX-6 (N99US), Azle, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N99US (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900623022139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623022139A), Jun 23, 1990: Picard AX6 (N99US), Peaster, TX, Destroyed. Made hard landing. Wind dragged basket which turned over trapping pilot. Pilot rescued balloon destroyed by fire.
- [Accident 19881003043649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881003043649A), Oct 3, 1988: Picard AX6 (N99US), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed. Misjudged power response landing over a powerline. Unable to climb. Deflated but bag hit wires and burned.
- [Accident 19830312008089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830312008089A), Mar 12, 1983: Picard AX6 (N99US), Springtown, TX. Student made a drag in landing and received a fractured knee after striking it on a gas fuel bottle.

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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