# Accident 19951126046679A: Picard AX6, Houston, TX, November 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8601° N, 95.5797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8601&lon=-95.5797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2508E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2508E-2014-11-26) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 634 total, 500 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951126046679A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SIDE OF DITCH ON HIGH WIND LANDING. PASSENGER FELL OUT AND WAS INJURED. PILOT FAILED REPORT ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW96LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA067), Nov 26, 1995: General Balloon AX-6 (N2508E), Houston, TX, no damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE BALLOON DURING LANDING. A FACTOR WAS UNFAVORABLE WIND.

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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