Balloon

N78DP

1974 Piccard AX-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
725
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Shady Aero LLC (LLC)
Based
Anchorage, KY
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Registration record

N78DP on the FAA register

Type
1974 Piccard AX-6
Serial
725
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Shady Aero LLC
Anchorage, KY
Certificate issued
2024-06-10
Airworthiness date
1974-10-30
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AA8E86
Mode S (octal)
52507206
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N78DP.
  • 1974-10-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N78DP

N78DP is a 1974 Piccard AX-6, serial number 725. The FAA register lists Shady Aero LLC as the registrant in Anchorage, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 10, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 30, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78DP.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78DP.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.