# Incident 19870802054739I: Picard AX6, Marysville, GL, August 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1987, 08:00 local time
- Place: Marysville, GL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N333AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333AJ-1991-10-16) (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: 271 total, 264 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870802054739I

## Narrative

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

A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT CAUSED BALLOON TO COLLIDE WITH POWERLINE. DOWNDRAFT EXCEEDED PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY.

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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