# NTSB NYC79DGT11: Piccard AX6, N62US, Huntsdale, PA, March 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1979
- Place: Huntsdale, PA · HUNTSDALE, PA
- Location: 40.1023° N, 77.3075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsdale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1023&lon=-77.3075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DGT11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DGT11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0413  79/3/17    HUNTSDALE,PA        PICCARD AX6         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 0910                    N62US               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEES CROSS ROADS,PA         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62US](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62US-2013-04-26), registration cancelled 2013-04-26, S/N 662, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PICCARD AX6
- 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 19790317004859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317004859A), Mar 17, 1979: Picard AX6, Huntsdale, PA, Substantial damage. Balloon struck trees during landing attempt by student pilot. Skill level of pilot and wind are factors.

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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