# N3A: 1946 Goodyear GZ-20, registration cancelled 1980-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Goodyear GZ-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-gz-20) (registry code 3870219)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: C-137
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Blimp/Dirigible
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1957
- Mode S code: A31AA0
- 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: 41.0766° N, 81.4627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44305, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3A-1980-12-16

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-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-gz-20.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 19790121002839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790121002839I), Jan 21, 1979: Goodyr GZ20 (N3A), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Airship contacted a ground vehicle during mooring.

## Other aircraft with N3A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3A): ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik LZ NO7-101, S/N 008, built 2018
- [Cancelled 2014-05-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3A-2014-05-12): Goodyear GZ-20A, S/N 4118, built 1976. Owner: [Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODYEAR%20TIRE%20%26%20RUBBER%20CO), [Mogadore, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Mogadore)

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