00:37 Pilot Survives Blimp Crash at U.S. Open The pilot of the blimp survived on Thursday as the aircraft crashed at the U.S. Open northwest of Milwaukee. He was the only person aboard.

At a Glance A blimp caught fire and crashed Thursday morning near the U.S. Open golf tournament in Erin, Wisconsin.

Weather was calm at the time of the crash, though a cause hasn't been determined.

At least one injury has been reported.

A blimp near the PGA Tour's U.S. Open golf tournament caught fire and crashed late Thursday morning at Erin Hills Golf Club in Erin, Wisconsin.

It doesn't appear the crash was caused by weather conditions in the area, though officials have not yet determined the cause.

"A weather station at Erin Hills shows that winds late this morning were mostly between 5 and 15 mph," said weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce . "Skies are partly cloudy and there was not rain or thunderstorms nearby."

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After the blimp went down, images and video of the crash quickly circulated on social media.

The U.S. Golf Association said the blimp was unaffiliated with the U.S. Open or Fox Sports, the broadcaster of the tournament.

According to the Associated Press, the blimp is operated by AirSign, an advertising company. One of the company's sales managers, Justin Maynard, told the AP the pilot was the only person aboard the craft. Officials told the AP the pilot suffered serious burns and injuries and was taken to the hospital by medical helicopter.

Maynard could not confirm eyewitness reports that the pilot parachuted out of the crashing blimp, and told the AP the company's pilots don't regularly carry parachutes.

Mary Ruediger, who was visiting her parents' home near the course, told the AP she saw flames as the aircraft deflated and floated to the ground. The 45-year-old saw the blimp disappear behind the tree line, drove to another vantage point and saw black smoke along with three fireballs erupting after it hit the field.

The blimp reportedly hit the ground near the intersection of highways 83 and 167 east of the course , according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Erin Hills is located in southeastern Wisconsin, some 35 miles northwest of Milwaukee.

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