# NTSB NYC69F0179: Piccard AX6-PT, N3191, Penndel, PA, September 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1968
- Place: Penndel, PA · PENNDEL, PA
- Location: 40.1552° N, 74.9147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Penndel, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1552&lon=-74.9147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0179
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0179

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3626  68/9/19    PENNDEL,PA          PICCARD AX6-PT      CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 560
        TIME - 1030                    N3191               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           22                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND DRIFTED FREE BALLOON INTO WIRES AFTER LIFT OFF FROM A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT.ADVERTISNG STUNT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3191](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3191-1997-07-09), registration cancelled 1997-07-09, S/N 29 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PICCARD AX6-PT
- Registry model: [Piccard AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-6) (registry code 7001218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3191 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI77DEX47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEX47), Sep 10, 1977: Piccard AX6 (N3191), Wanamaker, IN, minor 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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