# NTSB LAX76DUG18: Piccard AX-6, N94DP, Perris, CA, October 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1975
- Place: Perris, CA · PERRIS, CA
- Location: 33.7825° N, 117.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perris, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7825&lon=-117.2286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3182  75/10/12   PERRIS,CA           PICCARD AX-6        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N94DP               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRIS,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      72
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SUDDEN WIND GUST,UNK VELOCITY. BALLOON BLOWN OVER,IGNITED GRASS,THEN CONSUMED BALLOON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94DP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94DP-1988-08-15), registration cancelled 1988-08-15, S/N 744 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PICCARD AX-6
- Registry model: [Piccard AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-6) (registry code 7001218) (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 19751012034549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751012034549A), Oct 12, 1975: Picard AX6, Perris, CA, Substantial damage. Sudden wind gust,unk velocity. Balloon blown over,ignited grass,then consumed balloon.

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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