# Accident 19880714026609A: Picard AX6, Pilothill, CA, July 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1988, 07:45 local time
- Place: Pilothill, CA
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8005° N, 121.0400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8005&lon=-121.0400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2614M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2614M-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: General Balloon AX-6 (registry code 3760202, https://openairdocs.org/model/general-balloon-ax-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PICARD AX6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 498 total, 498 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880714026609A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST HIT BALLOON JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN CAUSING A HARD LANDING AND PASSENGER INJURY.

## 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 LAX88LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA255), Jul 14, 1988: General Balloon AX-6 (N2614M), Pilot Hill, CA, no 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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