# Incident 19881021064579I: Goodyr GZ20, Philadelphia, PA, October 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Phase of flight: Holding IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1A-2014-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goodyear GZ-20A (registry code 3870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-gz-20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOODYR GZ20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021064579I

## Narrative

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

DIRIGIBLE 200 AGL OVER CONGESTED AREA. HOLDING FOR CLEARANCE TO AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N1A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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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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