# N4A: 1987 Loral GZ22, registration cancelled 2015-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 2015
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Loral GZ22](https://openairdocs.org/model/loral-gz22) (registry code 3870221)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS AS1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/AS1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4120
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Blimp/Dirigible
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1998
- Certificate issued: September 2, 1987
- Last registry action: February 10, 2015
- Mode S code: A4A7EF
- Owner when cancelled: [Goodyear Tire And Rubber Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODYEAR%20TIRE%20AND%20RUBBER%20CO)
- Location: [Akron, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Akron)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0392° N, 81.4832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44306, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4A-2015-02-17

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 Loral GZ22: https://openairdocs.org/model/loral-gz22.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 IAD00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA002), Oct 28, 1999: Loral GZ-22 (N4A), Mogadore, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flight control system manufacturer to meet design (hardness) specifications that resulted in stripped splines.

## 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 19991028032079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991028032079A), Oct 28, 1999: Loral GZ22 (N4A), Mogadore, OH, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 28, 1999, at 1841 eastern daylight time, the goodyear airship "spirit of akron", N4A, was substantially damaged during a collision with trees…

## Other aircraft with N4A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4A): Goodyear GZ-20A, S/N 4119, built 1983
- [Cancelled 1970-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4A-1970-03-05): Goodyear Airship TZ 123000, S/N C-135. Owner: [Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODYEAR%20TIRE%20%26%20RUBBER%20COMPANY), [Akron, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Akron)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4A-undated): Goodyear GZ-20, S/N C49. Triennial form not returned

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