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Harrison Ford's Plane Crash & 6 Other Celebrities Who've Survived Aircraft Accidents
On Thursday afternoon, beloved film actor Harrison Ford was involved a serious plane crash in Los Angeles. According to reports, the actor was flying a vintage PT-22 Recruit when a malfunction made him crash-land on a golf course in Venice. Luckily, the actor's son, Ben Ford, has confirmed the actor is in the hospital and is OK. He tweeted: "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."
More details come from a press conference that took place a few hours after the crash, in which a representative from the Los Angeles Fire Department reported that Ford “suffered basically some moderate trauma.” The spokesperson added that the LAFD is “very thankful that the passenger, from what it appears right now, had moderate injuries,” and that “the patient left the scene conscious and breathing.”
We wish Ford a quick and speedy recovery!
Sandra Bullock
In 2000, the Blind Side actress was on Christmas vacation with her then boyfriend Bob Schneider, when the plane they were in — a Hawker corporate jet — skidded off the runway. Luckily, Sandy, and no one else on board was injured.
Barack Obama
The President of the United States was involved in a jet crash in 2008, when he was campaigning for the democratic nomination. The jet he was traveling in collided with another plane on the ground at Midway airport in Chicago. Talk about a close call!
Bono
The U2 singer was a victim in a plane crash, one that took place fairly recently in 2014. The singer narrowly escaped tragedy after a mid-air accident that caused the door of his plane to be ripped off. Luckily, the tiny plane made its decent into into the Berlin airport before any injuries to passengers were sustained.
John McCain
On the other end of the political spectrum, Senator John McCain was involved in several plane crashes during his time in the military. Apparently attributed to equipment failure, these accidents didn’t seem to stop the Senator from traveling by, and having a love for, aircrafts.
Travis Barker
The drummer for Blink-182 was in a plane crash in 2008, along with DJ AM (real name Adam Goldstein) that left four people dead. While the pair survived, Goldstein suffered severe burns from the crash.
Patrick Swayze
The Dirty Dancing star was forced to make an emergency landing in 2000, crashing into a stop sign and street light before coming to a full and final stop in his plane.
