Harrison Ford injured in plane crash - USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES -- Harrison Ford was injured Thursday afternoon when his vintage single-engine airplane crashed on a golf course shortly after taking off from Santa Monica Airport. "Harrison was flying a WW2 vintage plane today which had engine trouble upon take off. He had no other choice but to make an emergency landing, which he did safely,'' Ford's publicist Ina Treciokas said in an emailed statement. The open-cockpit plane was painted with vintage markings and looked as if it could have come from one of the movies in which Ford played adventurer Indiana Jones. "Dad is ok. Battered, but ok. " Ford's son, Ben, a chef in Los Angeles, tweeted from the hospital. Doctors who were playing golf on the course assisted Ford from the wreckage, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a statement. Ford was conscious and alert when paramedics arrived, Assistant Fire Chief Patrick Butler said. National Transportation Safety Board investigators were on the scene investigating the cause of the crash. NTSB investigator Patrick Jones said the plane would be removed from the golf course and taken to another location Friday for further investigation. "This pilot is an experienced pilot,'' Jones said. Source: www.usatoday.com
