# N1A: 1971 Goodyear GZ-20A, registration cancelled 2014-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Goodyear GZ-20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-gz-20a) (registry code 3870220)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%201), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4116
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Blimp/Dirigible
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 2001
- Certificate issued: November 19, 2003
- Last registry action: October 17, 2012
- Mode S code: A00002
- Owner when cancelled: [Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODYEAR%20TIRE%20%26%20RUBBER%20CO)
- Location: [Akron, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Akron)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0814° N, 81.5190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, OH, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1A-2014-06-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Goodyear GZ-20A: https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-gz-20a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ATL05CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA100), Jun 16, 2005: Goodyear GZ-20A (N1A), Coral Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in an in-flight encounter with weather (thunderstorm outflow), and downdrafts, loss of control and subsequent collision with trees…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20050616011209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050616011209A), Jun 16, 2005: Goodyr GZ20 (N1A), Coral Springs, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 16, 2005 @ 1530 the goodyear blimp departed pompano air park with one pilot and passenger on board for a 2 1/2 hour exposure flight around the…
- [Incident 19881021064579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021064579I), Oct 21, 1988: Goodyr GZ20 (N1A), Philadelphia, PA. Dirigible 200 AGL over congested area. Holding for clearance to airport.

## Other aircraft with N1A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1A): ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik LZ NO7-101, S/N 006, built 2014
- [Cancelled 1979-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1A-1979-09-14): Goodyear Airship GZ-19A, S/N C-139. Owner: [Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODYEAR%20TIRE%20%26%20RUBBER%20CO), [Akron, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Akron)

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