# Accident 19981002046549A: Goodyear GZ-20A, Bedford, MA, October 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3A-2014-05-12) (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)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981002046549A

## Narrative

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

(-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 - INJURED HEAD - TAKEN TO EMERSON HOSPITAL. IN HOSPITAL FROM 10/2 TO 10/5/98.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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.

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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