# N3A: 1976 Goodyear GZ-20A, registration cancelled 2014-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 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: 4118
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Blimp/Dirigible
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 1999
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1982
- Last registry action: January 9, 2012
- Mode S code: A31AA0
- Owner when cancelled: [Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODYEAR%20TIRE%20%26%20RUBBER%20CO)
- Location: [Mogadore, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Mogadore)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0351° N, 81.3383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44260, within about 3 miles (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-2014-05-12

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 NYC99LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA013), Oct 2, 1998: Goodyear Aerospace GZ-20-A (N3A), Bedford, MA, no damage. Probable cause: The separation of the pull-in-line. A factor in the accident was the gusting winds.

## 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.

- [Accident 19981002046549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981002046549A), Oct 2, 1998: N3A, Bedford, MA, No damage. (-23) Windy day, goodyear blimp was approaching the mooring mast for landing, the pull-in cable snapped, ground crewperson, richard daniels, fell to the ground…

## Other aircraft with N3A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3A): ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik LZ NO7-101, S/N 008, built 2018
- [Cancelled 1980-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3A-1980-12-16): Goodyear GZ-20, S/N C-137, built 1946. 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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