Only if there is a clear and present danger.
Honey
March 6, 2015, 8:20pm
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enipla:
Didn’t he also rescue Cindy Crawford with his helicoptor off a mountain in Colorado?
Seriously, this guy is too cool for school.
Are you thinking of Christie Brinkley’s helicopter crash in Colorado? Did HF really rescue Cindy Crawford?
Ford politely asked if he could play through.
Good thing they said yes.
Harrison Ford’s Turbulent History of Flying
Sure, he was injured. But the important thing is, he didn’t kill his wife.
The NTSB has released a preliminary report:
NTSB Identification: WPR15FA121
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On March 5, 2015, about 1422 Pacific standard time, a Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, N53178, sustained substantial damage following a loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing after takeoff from the Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California. The airplane was registered to MG Aviation Inc., and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The local flight originated from SMO about 1421.
The SMO Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), controller reported that following takeoff from runway 21, the pilot advised of an engine failure and requested an immediate return to the airport. The pilot initiated a left turn back towards the airport; the airplane subsequently struck the top of a tall tree prior to impacting the ground in an open area of a golf course, about 800 feet southwest of the approach end of runway 3. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage.
The airplane was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
That is all. There’s nothing we didn’t know already, but it confirms that he did hit the top of a tree. We’ll have to wait for the full report to find out why the engine quit.
It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.
