# Accident 19881003043649A: Picard AX6, Albuquerque, NM, October 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1988, 08:50 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0608° N, 106.6204° 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=-106.6204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99US-2014-12-01) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,407 total, 18 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881003043649A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED POWER RESPONSE LANDING OVER A POWERLINE. UNABLE  TO CLIMB. DEFLATED BUT BAG HIT WIRES AND BURNED.

## 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 DEN89LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA003), Oct 3, 1988: Piccard AX-6 (N99US), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N99US (3)

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

- [Accident 19900623022139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623022139A), Jun 23, 1990: Picard AX6 (N99US), Peaster, TX, Destroyed. Made hard landing. Wind dragged basket which turned over trapping pilot. Pilot rescued balloon destroyed by fire.
- [Accident 19830711038689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711038689A), Jul 11, 1983: Picard AX6 (N99US), Azle, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Balloon collided with electrical wires during landing.
- [Accident 19830312008089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830312008089A), Mar 12, 1983: Picard AX6 (N99US), Springtown, TX. Student made a drag in landing and received a fractured knee after striking it on a gas fuel bottle.

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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