# Accident 19841008058519A: Picard AX6, Albuquerque, NM, October 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1984, 08:25 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0608° N, 106.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0608&lon=-106.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47DP-2013-04-18) (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: 369 total, 369 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841008058519A

## Narrative

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

HOT AIR BALLOON CONTACTED POWERLINES. BALLOON LOAD CABLES  SEVERED. BASKET WITH OCCUPANTS FELL 30 FEET.

## 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 DEN85LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA005), Oct 8, 1984: Piccard AX6W (N47DP), Albuquerque, NM, minor 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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