What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-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.
As the FAA filed it
(-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.
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