# N38A: 1976 Goodyear Airship GZ-19A, registration cancelled 2011-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Goodyear Airship GZ-19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-airship-gz-19a) (registry code 3870218)
- Engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%201), [TCDS E-298](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-298) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: C-138
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Blimp/Dirigible
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1976
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A458F1
- 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/N38A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38A-2011-05-09

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 Airship GZ-19A: https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-airship-gz-19a.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Incident 19780629034349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629034349I), Jun 29, 1978: Goodyr GZ19A (N38A), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Airship ready to load passengers, caught by wind gust and went down embankment. Pilot was able to fly it out.

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