# Accident 19830813040459A: Picard AX6, Louisville, KY, August 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1983, 07:35 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2697° N, 85.6204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2697&lon=-85.6204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16JF-2013-10-23) (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: 890 total, 542 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813040459A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONIST ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN WIND GUST AND CHANGE OF DIRECTION WHICH CARRIED BALLOON INTO COLLISION WITH A TOWER

## 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 ATL83LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA325), Aug 13, 1983: Piccard AX-6 (N16JF), Louisvile, KY, substantial 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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