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Piccard AX-6

12 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1972 to 1978; half of them date from 1973 or earlier. Pennsylvania has the most (3). 8% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the AX-6 from the FAA's model table

Type
Balloon · Balloons
Power
None
Common engines
None None (10), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (1)
Seats
1
Cruise speed
about 60 mph
Maker on the register
Piccard
Registered
earliest certificate July 7, 1973; newest June 10, 2024

Where they are owner's state

Pennsylvania3Texas2California2New York1Michigan1Kentucky1Hawaii1Colorado1

Who owns them registrant type

Individual10 (83%)LLC1 (8%)Co-owned1 (8%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
AX-6111972 to 197891.7%
AX-6PT1—8.3%

When they were built by decade · 2 with no year on file

025810101970

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

0012212018120222202312024

Registration status

Valid12 (100%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard10 (83%)None on file1 (8%)Experimental1 (8%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Shady Aero LLC1

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Piccard AX-6 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

12 as of October 2, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Piccard AX-6s?

Pennsylvania, with 3.

Who owns the Piccard AX-6?

8% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 12

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N78DP Piccard
AX-6
Shady Aero LLC
Anchorage, Kentucky
Standard 2024-06-10 Valid
N58DP Piccard
AX-6
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-08-03 Valid
N3193 Piccard
AX-6PT
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2023-06-03 Valid
N64DP Piccard
AX-6
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2022-11-15 Valid
N50TS Piccard
AX-6
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2018-12-26 Valid
N2418Z Piccard
AX-6
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1985-01-29 Valid
N36US Piccard
AX-6
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1983-07-20 Valid
N81WP Piccard
AX-6
Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1981-08-07 Valid
N95US Piccard
AX-6
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1980-01-26 Valid
N96DP Piccard
AX-6
Individual owner
California
None on file 1975-09-05 Valid
N39US Piccard
AX-6
Individual owner
California
Standard 1974-12-10 Valid
N2US Piccard
AX-6
Individual owner
Hawaii
Standard 1973-07-07 Valid