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Mon, May 24, 2004

Blimp Recovery Gone Wrong

Saturn Blimp Gets Away From North Las Vegas Crew -- Twice

You know, of course, the old saying, "Any landing you walk away from is a good landing." But what about taking the stairs?

Nobody was hurt Saturday when an American Airship Company A-150 blimp (file photo, above) suffered two mishaps at the North Las Vegas Airport. In both cases, officials say the Lightship Saturn escaped its handlers and made a forced-landing on the roofs of nearby buildings. The red and white blimp, bearing the Saturn auto logo, did cause some damage to the roofs, though the extent appeared minor.

An FAA investigator on the scene said, as the airship was launching for Long Beach (CA), it was carried by a blast of wind from the airport to the roof of one building, where it was retrieved by its ground team. Then, as it was being brought back to the nearby airport, it was again blown free of its ground crew and hit another building.

There's no immediate word of damage to the airship or when it might launch again. The aircraft belongs to the Lightship Group, based in Orlando (FL).

FMI: www.lightships.com

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