Airship

N4A

1983 Goodyear GZ-20A

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1983
Serial
4119
Class
Airship
Engines
2 × Continental IO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Corporation)
Based
Akron, OH
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Registration record

N4A on the FAA register

Type
1983 Goodyear GZ-20A
Serial
4119
Engines
2 × Continental IO-360 series
Registered owner
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron, OH
Certificate issued
1986-06-20
Airworthiness date
1995-09-28
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4A7EF
Mode S (octal)
51123757
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-02-17
    N4A previously assigned to a Loral GZ22 (s/n 4120); cancelled.
  • 1999-10-28
    Accident at Mogadore, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 1995-09-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1986-06-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N4A to the current registrant.
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
  • 1970-03-05
    N4A previously assigned to a Goodyear Airship TZ 123000 (s/n C-135); cancelled.
  • 1967-06-02
    Accident at Dunreith,Ind, 14; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N4A

N4A is a 1983 Goodyear GZ-20A, serial number 4119. The FAA register lists Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company as the registrant in Akron, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 20, 1986 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airship, two Continental IO-360 series engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 28, 1995.

N4A has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-10-28 Accident · Mogadore, OH Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · IAD00LA002
Reported aircraft: Loral GZ-22
Probable cause: The failure of the flight control system manufacturer to meet design (hardness) specifications that resulted in stripped splines.
1967-06-02 Accident · Dunreith,Ind, 14 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1788
Reported aircraft: Goodyear GZ-19A

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.