# NTSB CHI77DEX47: Piccard AX6, N3191, Wanamaker, IN, September 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Place: Wanamaker, IN · WANAMAKER, IN
- Location: 39.7045° N, 86.0097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wanamaker, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7045&lon=-86.0097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEX47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEX47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3276  77/9/10    WANAMAKER,IN        PICCARD AX6         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 899
        TIME - 1410                    N3191               PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WANAMAKER,IN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          NONE                                                      18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3191](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3191-1997-07-09), registration cancelled 1997-07-09, S/N 29 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PICCARD AX6
- Registry model: [Piccard AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-6) (registry code 7001218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Minor damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770910032899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910032899A), Sep 10, 1977: Picard AX6, Wanamaker, IN, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3191 (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 NYC69F0179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0179), Sep 19, 1968: Piccard AX6-PT (N3191), Penndel, PA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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.

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