# NTSB investigations: General Balloon AX-6

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX07CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA094.md): General Balloon AX-6 · San Martin, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 21, 2007 · N2447Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from power lines.
- [NTSB FTW96LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA067.md): General Balloon AX-6 · Houston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1995 · N2508E · No damage
  > Failure by the pilot to maintain control of the balloon during landing. A factor was unfavorable wind.
- [NTSB LAX88LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA255.md): General Balloon AX-6 · Pilot Hill, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1988 · N2614M · No damage
  > During a local sightseeing flight, just prior to touchdown, the Pilot reported that a gust of wind caught the balloon. The Pilot made a high wind landing. The balloon was dragged several feet before coming to rest. The Pilot stated that afterward the winds…
- [NTSB BFO87LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA041.md): Piccard AX-6 · Gaithersburg, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1987 · N2496Z · Destroyed
  > After two aborted landings the pilot saw a field in the distance and attempted to land. Although two other balloons had landed nearby, the field he was blown towards had numerous powerlines surrounding it, some of them at treetop height. During the approach…
- [NTSB LAX85LA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA395.md): Piccard AX6 · Pilot Hill, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1985 · N2484Z · No damage
  > During inflation of the balloon prior to flt, the plt said he noticed a 5 kt gust of wind. Plt then sent a small balloon aloft to test the wind and said it 'showed a slowing of the wind' at 60 to 80 ft AGL & acceptable flt conditions. After launch the wind…
- [NTSB LAX85LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA223.md): General Balloon AX-6 · Panamint Valley, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1985 · N2614K · Minor damage
  > The plt reported that he was landing on desert terrain in nearly calm air when a 'strong thermal wind pushed the balloon 90 degrees from the direction of track.' Subsequently, the balloon landed hard & was dragged about 150 ft across the desert. While…
- [NTSB LAX81DUG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG36.md): Piccard AX-6 · Corona, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 5, 1981 · N2512C · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI81DEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEC02.md): Piccard AX-6 · Metamora, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1980 · N2454Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK76FVG98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG98.md): Piccard AX-6 · Napa, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1976 · N6L · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3760202'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3760202

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