# NTSB FTW77FA026: Piccard AX-6, N53DP, Jersey Village, TX, December 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1976
- Place: Jersey Village, TX · JERSEY VILLAGE, TX
- Location: 29.8929° N, 95.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jersey Village, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8929&lon=-95.5772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3887  76/12/30   JERSEY VILLAGE,TX   PICCARD AX-6        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0812                    N53DP               PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JERSEY VILLAGE,TX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- POWERPLANT WAS A PICCARD 504A PROPANE FUELED DUAL BURNER,SNP020.ASCENTION WAS FROM A BALLOON PORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53DP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53DP-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 772, built 1976 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19761230042599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761230042599A), Dec 30, 1976: Picard AX6, Jersey Village, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Powerplant was a piccard 504A propane fueled dual burner,SNP020.ascention was from a balloon port.

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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