# Accident 20050616011209A: Goodyr GZ20, Coral Springs, FL, June 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2005, 18:30 local time
- Place: Coral Springs, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2778° N, 80.2881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2778&lon=-80.2881&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,446 total, 4,129 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050616011209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 16, 2005 @ 1530 THE GOODYEAR BLIMP DEPARTED POMPANO AIR PARK WITH ONE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD FOR A 2 1/2 HOUR EXPOSURE FLIGHT AROUND THE SOUTH FLORIDA AREA. BLIMP IN ITS TIME TO RETURN BACK TO PMP TELEPHONED BASE AND WAS ADVISED THAT A WEATHER CELL WAS DEVELOPING AT AIRPORT. BLIMP WAS IN CONTACT WITH FXE AIRPORT FOR WEATHER UPDATE AND TOLD LEVEL 5 STORMS DEVELOPING. PILOT DECIDED TO WAIT FOR WEATHER TO DISSIPATE. AS HE WAS WAITING WEATHER DEVELOPED AND DURING THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED THUNDERSTORMS. BLIMP WAS OBSERVED HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN FLIGHT. BLIMP CRASHED INTO A PUBLIC STORAGE FACILITY AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . TELEPHONE POLES AND POWERLINES DOWNED. NO INJURIES INVOLVED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENVELOPE OF BLIMP.

## 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 ATL05CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA100), Jun 16, 2005: Goodyear GZ-20A (N1A), Coral Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in an in-flight encounter with weather (thunderstorm outflow), and downdrafts, loss of control and subsequent collision with trees…

## Other reports on N1A (1)

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

- [Incident 19881021064579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021064579I), Oct 21, 1988: Goodyr GZ20 (N1A), Philadelphia, PA. Dirigible 200 AGL over congested area. Holding for clearance to airport.

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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