# NTSB CHI80DEC29: Piccard AX-6, N2482Z, Pontiac, MI, August 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1980
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&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 October 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEC29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEC29

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2264   80/8/9    PONTIAC,MI          PICCARD AX-6        CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N2482Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 142 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOODISON,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR OPENED ENVELOPE'S RIP PANEL 30% TO INCREASE DESCENT DUE PWRLNS AHEAD.FRACTURED ANKLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2482Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2482Z-2012-10-18), registration cancelled 2012-10-18, S/N 482, built 1980 (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 19800809035999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809035999A), Aug 9, 1980: Picard AX6, Pontiac, MI. Balloon was drifting toward power lines on level-off for landing. CFI pulled rip cord. Made hard landing.

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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