- Date
- August 5, 1972
- Place
- Xenia, OH · XENIA, OH
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1695Piccard AX6
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168050
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2737 72/8/5 XENIA,OHIO PICCARD AX6 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1345 N1695 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 26, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT XENIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION XENIA,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FUEL-132 LBS PROPANE.VELCRO RIP PANEL OPENED DESPITE ENDS BEING TAPED.ENVELOPE CAUGHT FIRE IN AIR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1695
- Reported as
- Piccard AX6
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Port Xenia
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