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| Harrison Ford injured in plane crash | Harrison Ford injured in plane crash |
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| US actor Harrison Ford has been injured in a small plane crash in Los Angeles. | US actor Harrison Ford has been injured in a small plane crash in Los Angeles. |
| The 72-year-old star of the Indiana Jones and Star Wars films reported engine failure and crash-landed his vintage plane on a Venice golf course. | The 72-year-old star of the Indiana Jones and Star Wars films reported engine failure and crash-landed his vintage plane on a Venice golf course. |
| He was breathing and alert when medics arrived and took him to hospital in a "fair to moderate" condition, a fire department spokesman said. | He was breathing and alert when medics arrived and took him to hospital in a "fair to moderate" condition, a fire department spokesman said. |
| His son Ben, a chef in Los Angeles, later tweeted from the hospital: "Dad is OK. Battered but OK! | His son Ben, a chef in Los Angeles, later tweeted from the hospital: "Dad is OK. Battered but OK! |
| His publicist said: "The injuries sustained are not life threatening, and he is expected to make a full recovery," | His publicist said: "The injuries sustained are not life threatening, and he is expected to make a full recovery," |
| The nature of Ford's injuries have not been disclosed but website TMZ, which first reported the story, said he suffered "multiple gashes to his head". | The nature of Ford's injuries have not been disclosed but website TMZ, which first reported the story, said he suffered "multiple gashes to his head". |
| Shortly after take-off from Santa Monica Airport, he said he was having engine failure with his 1942 Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR and was making an "immediate return". | Shortly after take-off from Santa Monica Airport, he said he was having engine failure with his 1942 Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR and was making an "immediate return". |
| He was unable to reach the runway and landed on the Penmar Golf Course, where onlookers pulled him from the plane fearing it could explode. | He was unable to reach the runway and landed on the Penmar Golf Course, where onlookers pulled him from the plane fearing it could explode. |
| Aerial catastrophes averted | |
| Officials said the plane had been flying at about 3,000 feet (900m) and hit a tree on the way down. | Officials said the plane had been flying at about 3,000 feet (900m) and hit a tree on the way down. |
| "It just sounded like a car hitting the ground or a tree or something," Jeff Kuprycz, who was playing golf told the Associated Press news agency. "He ended up crashing around the eighth hole." | "It just sounded like a car hitting the ground or a tree or something," Jeff Kuprycz, who was playing golf told the Associated Press news agency. "He ended up crashing around the eighth hole." |
| Christian Fry of the Santa Monica Airport Association said it was "an absolutely beautifully executed emergency landing by an unbelievably well-trained pilot". | Christian Fry of the Santa Monica Airport Association said it was "an absolutely beautifully executed emergency landing by an unbelievably well-trained pilot". |
| Film producer Ryan Kavanaugh, who also witnessed the accident from his office, told The Hollywood Reporter: "He literally had five seconds, and 99% of pilots would have turned around to go back to the runway and would have crashed." | Film producer Ryan Kavanaugh, who also witnessed the accident from his office, told The Hollywood Reporter: "He literally had five seconds, and 99% of pilots would have turned around to go back to the runway and would have crashed." |
| "Harrison did what the best pilots in the world would do," he continued. "He made the correct turn that the plane was designed for with an engine out." | "Harrison did what the best pilots in the world would do," he continued. "He made the correct turn that the plane was designed for with an engine out." |
| 'Moderate trauma' | 'Moderate trauma' |
| After crash-landing, Ford was initially treated by doctors who happened to be at the golf course. | After crash-landing, Ford was initially treated by doctors who happened to be at the golf course. |
| Later this year, Ford is reprising his role of Han Solo in the latest addition to the Star Wars franchise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. | Later this year, Ford is reprising his role of Han Solo in the latest addition to the Star Wars franchise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. |
| He broke his leg in June last year on set at Pinewood Studios while filming a scene involving a door on the Millennium Falcon spaceship. | He broke his leg in June last year on set at Pinewood Studios while filming a scene involving a door on the Millennium Falcon spaceship. |
| Ford took up flying when he was in his 50s and is also trained to fly helicopters. | Ford took up flying when he was in his 50s and is also trained to fly helicopters. |
| In 1999, Ford crash-landed his helicopter during a training flight in Los Angeles but both he and the instructor were unhurt. | In 1999, Ford crash-landed his helicopter during a training flight in Los Angeles but both he and the instructor were unhurt. |
| A year later a plane he was flying had to make an emergency landing in Nebraska. Again he and his passenger escaped unhurt. | A year later a plane he was flying had to make an emergency landing in Nebraska. Again he and his passenger escaped unhurt. |
| Are you in Venice, Los Angeles? Did you witness the incident? You can email details to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in Venice, Los Angeles? Did you witness the incident? You can email details to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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