# Incident 19780629034349I: Goodyr GZ19A, Atlanta, GA, June 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1978, 14:15 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Peachtree Dekalb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38A-2011-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goodyear Airship GZ-19A (registry code 3870218, https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-airship-gz-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOODYR GZ19A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629034349I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRSHIP READY TO LOAD PASSENGERS, CAUGHT BY WIND GUST AND WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO FLY IT OUT.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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