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Harrison Ford injured in private plane crash

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Harrison Ford Taken To Hospital After Plane Crash

The Huffington Post | By Jessica Goodman
Posted: 03/05/2015 6:34 pm EST Updated: 5 minutes ago

Harrison Ford was involved in a plane crash near a Los Angeles golf course on Thursday afternoon, according to multiple reports. CBS News confirmed that Ford was piloting the the plane, which crashed on Penmar Golf Course in Venice, California. Ford's rep did not return HuffPost Entertainment's immediate request for comment.

TMZ was the first to report the news that Ford was taken to the hospital following the incident. The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed the plane's solo occupant was transported to a local hospital and tweeted that he was in "critical condition." In an updated briefing, however, a representative for the LAFD said the patient was found in "moderate condition," "conscious," "breathing" and outside the plane when the paramedics arrived on the scene. No other people were injured.

The LAFD released a statement in a series of tweets:

The single-engine aircraft suffered a medium to high impact on the grass at Penmar Golf Course. Bystanders rendered aid to the conscious and breathing approximate 70 y/o male pilot prior to firefighters arrival. Firefighters provided immediate medical aid to the patient who is now described as suffering fair to moderate injury and being treated at a local hospital.

NBC reported Ford sustained serious injuries, including cuts to his head. "There was blood all over his face," a Penmar Golf Course employee told NBC News. An unnamed family member categorized Ford as "fine."

His son Ben Ford also tweeted an update from the hospital:

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

Ford is a seasoned pilot, and was reportedly flying a vintage World War II-era plane.

TMZ posted audio purported to be of Ford communicating with Santa Monica Airport air traffic control shortly after takeoff. (In the clip, the pilot reports engine failure and requests an immediate return to the airport.) Fox 11 Los Angeles obtained footage of the plane on the ground as well:

Here's footage of the plane that went down near Santa Monica Airport, reportedly piloted by #HarrisonFord pic.twitter.com/zU6LW1wHcU

— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@myfoxla) March 5, 2015

Ford has been involved in multiple plane crashes over the years, most notably in 2000 when he made a crash landing in his six-passenger plane in Nebraska. In 1999, a helicopter he was piloting crashed in Santa Clarita, California. He escaped unharmed both times.
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It's the universe telling him that he doesn't have to keep making sequels to everything he's ever done...
 
It was really worrying that TMZ reported he was in "critical" condition at first when he's now been upgraded to "fine". Just TMZ sensationalism?
 
Yup. But in this case, if someone hears "plane crash" I can see how they would jump to the conclusion that the occupant would be in critical, since most people don't survive plane crashes.
 
That's because...

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This is really awkward: he keeps surviving plane crashes, folks are going to finally figure out he is NOT OF THIS WORLD.....!
Dammit, I've said too much.
 
I saw a newspaper headline on Twitter or something saying he's a "hero" for safely landing the plane and not hitting anyone. But, really, does that make him a hero? Like no one would have been in danger of being hit by his plane if he hadn't been flying it and lost control of it (I know it was a mechanical fault) in the first place? Am I a hero for not flying a plane and therefore not ever putting anyone in danger of me crashign a plane into them? HAVE I TURNED INTO KATIE HOPKINS?
 
Aiming for relatively flat land rather than houses or roads just seems like common sense self preservation more than anything, but I'm willing to accept he's a hero.

Looks like he's broken his ankle again, though. I might start taking that as a sign that flying vehicles are out to get me.
 
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