Harrison Ford hospitalised after plane crash
US actor Harrison Ford suffers serious but non life-threatening injuries when he crash-landed his World War II-era airplane on a golf course in Los Angeles on Thursday, after losing engine power.
Hollywood legend Harrison Ford is “battered, but ok” after the plane he was piloting crash-landed on a golf course, his son has said.
The 72-year-old actor, who starred in blockbusters including the Indiana Jones and Star Wars movies, was the only occupant of the single-engine plane when it came down on the green on Penmar Golf Course in the Venice area of Los Angeles at 2.30pm (10.30pm GMT).
.jpg)
A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said the pilot of the plane reported losing engine power immediately before the crash but that the agency would conduct a full investigation to determine the cause of the accident.
Assistant Los Angeles fire chief Patrick Butler said injuries sustained are not life-threatening, and he is expected to make a full recovery
The actor’s son Ben said on Twitter:
At the hospital. Dad is ok. Battered, but ok! He is every bit the man you would think he is. He is an incredibly strong man.
— Chef Ben Ford (@ChefBenFord) March 6, 2015
Thank you all for your thoughts and good vibes for my dad.
— Chef Ben Ford (@ChefBenFord) March 6, 2015
His Star Wars co-star Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the original series, wished him well:
Glad to hear Harrison is doing well. Get well soon. May all his future flights be green-screen!
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 6, 2015
In 1999, Ford and a flight instructor went down in a helicopter crash north of Los Angeles, and the helicopter also was registered to MG Aviation, according to a Los Angeles Times report at the time.