# Incident 19830914067229I: Picard AX6, Hopkins, MI, September 14, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: Hopkins, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6251° N, 85.7633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopkins, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6251&lon=-85.7633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57US-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piccard AX-6 (registry code 7001218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PICARD AX6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830914067229I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON STRUCK WIRES STRETCHED ALONG A ROAD WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING IN A FIELD. CAUSED WIRES TO ARC.

## Other reports on N57US (1)

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

- [Incident 19860714052279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860714052279I), Jul 14, 1986: Picard AX6 (N57US), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. During landing, a gust of wind pushed balloon into a tree .

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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