Goodyear blimp crash-lands in Coral Springs

Sun-Sentinel.com and Associated Press ^ | June 16, 2005, 9:13 PM EDT | AP staff

[Paleo Conservative]

A Goodyear blimp crash-landed Thursday near Sample Road and Coral Ridge Drive in an industrial park and the two people aboard were trapped inside while electrical crews cleared the site, authorities said.

The ``Stars & Stripes'' blimp may have gotten tangled in power lines when it went down near Pompano Beach Air Park, where it's based, said Coral Springs police spokesman Mike Moser.

The two people on board weren't injured, said Kathleen Bergen, spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration. FAA investigators were on the scene.

Authorities said bad weather might have forced the blimp down. There were thunderstorms in the area at the time.

[Paleo Conservative]

I had to excerpt the article, but the last few paragraphs I deleted were just generic information about the Goodyear blimp fleet.

[Paleo Conservative]

Ping!

If you want on or off my aerospace ping list, please contact me by Freep mail not by posting to this thread.

[jra]

I once rode in Blockbuster's blimp.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

[Destro]

Lighter than air vehicles are safer still - crashes more are survivable even.

[Destro]

Did I channel Yoda just now in that last post of mine?

[Destro]

Depends on the lighter than air gas of course.

[BurbankKarl]

crashed 2 in 2 years....embarrassing

[MaxMax]

This should be viewed as a bad omen for all those Hot-Air Libs.

[Flyer]

I miss having one of their blimps based here in Houston.

The low altitude passes were always a thrill.

[Paleo Conservative]

What ever became of the blimp hanger on I-45?

[Flyer]

The hanger is gone. It stayed there for a long time. Maybe there is a Wal-Mart there now.

[Dashing Dasher]

[Bring Back Old Sparky]

Home Depot (across the street from where defunct Builders Square was)

[Thinkin' Gal]

The ``Stars & Stripes'' blimp may have gotten tangled in power lines when it went down near Pompano Beach Air Park

In this photo provided by the Coral Springs Fire Rescue Thursday, June 16, 2005, a Goodyear blimp is shown partially deflated after it crash landed in a industrial park in Coral Springs, Fla. The two people on board were not injured. Both people onboard were trapped briefly while electrical crews cleared the site, authorities said. (AP Photo/Coral Springs Fire Rescue via The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Mike Moser, Pool)

[Petruchio]

I think it was last year that Al Queda hijacked a GoodYear Blimp.



It bounced off of 17 buildings . . .

[Flyer]

I would rather have the blimp back, but folks gotta have their decks and paint, I guess.

[paulat]

I once rode in Blockbuster's blimp.

Was it just like riding in a big ol' ferryboat, or was it more fun than that?

[Tall_Texan]

"Thunderstorms in the area..."

In South Florida. In summer. Isn't that an almost daily event? Aren't the blimpies smart enough to forsee something like that happening?

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Thunderstorms in the Area,, could it be ? that the Blimp got caught in high winds and lost control ?