# NTSB NYC78DGT04: Pickard AX-1, N76JW, New Holland, PA, February 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1978
- Place: New Holland, PA · NEW HOLLAND, PA
- Location: 40.1013° N, 76.0901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Holland, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1013&lon=-76.0901&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 March 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DGT04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DGT04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0318  78/2/12    NEW HOLLAND,PA      PICKARD AX-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0830                    N76JW               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  290 TOTAL HOURS, 277 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW HOLLAND,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- PLT ENCRTD HIGH WINDS DURING BALLOON FLT,PAX FELL OUT AFT BASKET TUMBLED ON LNDG,DRAGGED BY CABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76JW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76JW-2022-12-31), registration cancelled 2022-12-31, S/N 753, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PICKARD AX-1
- 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 19780212001999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212001999A), Feb 12, 1978: Picard AX6, New Holland, PA. Plt encrtd high winds during balloon flt,pax fell out aft basket led on lndg,dragged by cable.

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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