# NTSB investigations: General Balloon AX-6, CA

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 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 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 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND 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&state=CA

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