CARSON, Calif. - A cameraman inside a Goodyear blimp was injured when the airship came loose from its moorings, drifted into a parked truck and nose-dived into a fertilizer pile beside a plant nursery.
The cameraman had a knee injury and was taken to a hospital, said Sgt. Paul Rice of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. No one else aboard the 192-foot-long Spirit of America was injured.
The accident, shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday, caused a large tear in the front of the blimp and knocked out its gondola's front window, said sheriff's Sgt. John Hocking.
The blimp had nearly landed but "the ground crew wasn't able to secure it on the first approach," Rice said. "The plan was to circle around again, but there was not enough power for liftoff, so it got away from the ground crew."
The blimp ended up about 300 yards from its landing site.
Goodyear spokeswoman Jennifer Arnold said the blimp was returning from shooting a video of the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles during an NBA game.
The company was investigating the accident and cooperating with authorities, she said.
"We're thankful there were no serious injuries," Arnold said.
The Spirit of America has been operating for about a year and is Goodyear's newest blimp. Goodyear operates two other blimps in the United States. You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or
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