# NTSB CHI79FEP46: Piccard AX-6, N87DP, Middleton, WI, May 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1979
- Place: Middleton, WI · MIDDLETON, WI
- Location: 43.1070° N, 89.5063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1070&lon=-89.5063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1218  79/5/20    MIDDLETON,WI        PICCARD AX-6        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 597
        TIME - 0739                    N87DP               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT VERNON,WI                MIDDLETON,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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 DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     230
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT FELL OUT OF BASKET DRAGGING ALONG GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87DP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87DP-2003-03-18), registration cancelled 2003-03-18, S/N 734, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PICCARD AX-6
- Registry model: [Piccard AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-6) (registry code 7001218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: No 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 19790520013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520013849A), May 20, 1979: Picard AX6, Middleton, WI. Pilot fell out of balloon during landing drag and broke his leg. Factors rough ground and strong wind.

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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