# Incident 19910914049109I: Picard AX6, Alturas, CA, September 14, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1991, 07:00 local time
- Place: Alturas, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4891° N, 120.5513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alturas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4891&lon=-120.5513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63484 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PICARD AX6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 5 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910914049109I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ONLY MANEUVER POSSIBLE TO AVOID ANOTHER BALLOON WAS DESCENT. BASKET HIT ELECTRICAL WIRE.

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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