BLIMP CRASHES ONE DEATH (((EXTREMELY RARE)))

June 13: A Goodyear blimp crashes near the venue of the Hessentag festival in Oberursel, Germany.
The pilot who died Sunday when the airship he was inside caught fire and crashed in Germany died a hero, saving the lives of the three passengers onboard by urging them to jump to safety while he stayed behind.

Mike Nerandzic, 53, a veteran airship pilot who flew for more than 20 years, brought the Goodyear airship to just below 7 feet off the ground and told his passengers to jump. After the three leaped to safety, the airship was soon engulfed in flames and soared to 150 feet due to the loss of weight in the cabin.

The native Australian has been called a hero after he told them to jump, saying, "We're having a crash."

"We could also hear the cries of the doomed pilot as the fire surrounded him," one witness said, according to the Daily Mail. "It was terrible."

There is speculation that the airship's propellers may have hit the ground too hard during the landing. Spiegel newspaper cited media reports that indicated there had been a smell of fuel aboard the airship during the trip.

The passengers included a photographer from Germany's Bild newspaper and two from RTL television, the Daily Mail reported.

The accident occurred at the Reichelsheim aerodrome, near Friedberg in central Germany. The cause of the crash has not been determined, but an investigation is under way.

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[ravenfan205]

R.I.P. Michael Nerandzic. A model pilot, and hero to the end. :')

[ravenfan205]

@4Firearms Because he allowed everyone to escape before it went down, costing his own life in the process. He's not a hero because he died, but because everyone else got off okay. :|

[paqman67]

@ricglos are you serious? Do a Google search and look at the news for God's sake!!!

[ricglos]

NO goodyear blimp will go down because of fire THIS IS A COMPLETE LIE (FABRICATION) A YOUTUBE HOAX!!

[joemac356]

Oh, the humanity!

[AryanKnight]

~Sadly, it is only wish that this most devotedly thoughtful Airship-pilot Capt.-Michael'Neranczic had been just a bit more mindful of his own life as well, --by having likewise been sufficiently nimble-footed as to have also jumped-ship behind the last escaping passenger; --as the world certainly needs more wonderful people like him! We thus sadly salute your altruistic bravery Captain..!!! ~R.I.P.

[ThatWhiteGuy74]

@daredevilboy100 You're not his son.

[Noskeyjames]

WTF will you look at the tags haha

[FDNY63truck]

R.I.P to the heroic pilot and not to be funny at all but isn't it odd that a blimp that says safety together on it crashed and kills someone i think it's just really weird again not to be funny at all

[daredevilboy100]

@4Firearms say that to me then his SON!!!!!!

[MrCasper03]

33 people haven't died saving others

[kinshasaAPP]

@4Firearms You're the hero, respected member of society.