This Article is From Mar 07, 2015

Harrison Ford's Condition Stable Now

Harrison Ford's Condition Stable Now

Mr Ford's representatives said that he had no other choice but to make an emergency landing. (Image courtesy: AFP)

Los Angeles: The condition of Star Wars actor Harrison Ford, who sustained injuries while crash-landing his small plane, is stable now.

The vintage yellow fighter plane crashed at Penmar Golf Course, not far from the Santa Monica airport, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott said, reported People magazine.

Mr Ford, 72, was the only person on board the craft. An LAPD spokeswoman confirmed the actor is in stable condition. He underwent surgery to repair a broken ankle and pelvis following his death-defying plane crash in California on March 6.

"Harrison was flying a WW2 vintage plane today which had engine trouble upon take off," a representative for Mr Ford said in a statement.

"He had no other choice but to make an emergency landing, which he did safely. He was banged up and is in the hospital receiving medical care. The injuries sustained are not life threatening, and he is expected to make a full recovery," the statement read.

Mr Ford's son Ben, a chef, had also tweeted:





Santa Monica City Commissioner Phil Brock said the star sustained a head injury.

"There were two doctors who had been at the golf course who first attended to Mr Ford and the Santa Monica Fire Department was the first to arrive," Commissioner Brock said.

This is not the first time Mr Ford, an experienced pilot, has been in a plane crash. His six-passenger plane took a hard landing in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the summer of 2000, but the actor was not hurt.

Mr Ford also crash-landed a helicopter in October 1999 while he was practising emergency landings with a flight instructor. This accident comes month after the actor suffered a broken leg on the set of the upcoming Star Wars movie while shooting in England.
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