# Incident 19860714052279I: Picard AX6, Grand Rapids, MI, July 14, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1986, 20:15 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&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: 340 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860714052279I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, A GUST OF WIND PUSHED BALLOON INTO A TREE .

## Other reports on N57US (1)

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

- [Incident 19830914067229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830914067229I), Sep 14, 1983: Picard AX6 (N57US), Hopkins, MI, Minor damage. Balloon struck wires stretched along a road while attempting a landing in a field. Caused wires to arc.

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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