# NTSB MIA76FKG65: Piccard AX-6, N61US, Toccoa, GA, May 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1976
- Place: Toccoa, GA · TOCCOA, GA
- Location: 34.5821° N, 83.3272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toccoa, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5821&lon=-83.3272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1372  76/5/18    TOCCOA,GA           PICCARD AX-6        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 41,
        TIME - 0944                    N61US               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HELEN,GA                    TOCCOA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61US](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61US-1994-06-08), registration cancelled 1994-06-08, S/N 661 (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: Substantial 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 19760518013459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760518013459A), May 18, 1976: Picard AX6, Toccoa, GA, Substantial damage

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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