Initial reports of his injuries have been upgraded, he was apparently cut across the head and may have suffered other injuries. Two doctors, including a spinal surgeon, who happened to be on the golf course, went to his aid.
Via Fox News:
Actor Harrison Ford was in fair-to-moderate condition late Thursday after his two-seater plane crash-landed on a golf course in Venice, Calif. shortly after he reported engine failure and told air-traffic controllers he was returning to the airport.
His representative said in a statement to FoxNews.com late Thursday that Ford “had no other choice but to make an emergency landing, which he did safely.” Ina Treciokas added that the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” star was “banged up” and receiving treatment, but that his injuries were not life-threatening and he is “expected to make a full recovery.”
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
#HarrisonFord was forced into an emergency landing whilst flying over LA yesterday. Hear his dramatic mayday call… http://t.co/GdcUNmfIjt
— audioBoom (@audioBoom) March 6, 2015
He was trying to make it back to the airport, but apparently couldn’t make it. He saved lives by landing on the golf course, amid multiple houses in a residential neighborhood.
Sports reporter Jackie Pepper sent a message of thanks to Ford’s son:
@ChefBenFord glad your Dad is okay and thankful he put the plane down on the course and not my nearby home. Clutch move 🙂
— Jackie Mesa Pepper (@Jackie_Pepper) March 6, 2015
Ford managed to put down near Indiana Avenue.
