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Lets listen. >> part of our resources will maintain here through the night and assist with the other agencies involved. like i say, our resources arrived on scene and transported one 70-year-old male occupant to local hospital. and he is in -- >> this is the fire department chief as the lower third reflects were awaiting the ntsb conference. lets listen. >> good afternoon. my name is patrick jones. the first most important thing is is that we have had injuries and we hope that the family and the...

Is done by the book? >> i would say any time a pilot survives an accident, or in any case, that that was a good thing. >> can you specify on his injuries? >> i cannot. all i know is what the fire department has told me. we have not been in touch with anybody at the hospital and that is -- we believe that he is going to survive. >> you said that it appeared that this pilot left santa monica airport, took off, and then did he circle back around in an attempt to come back to the runway? >> im respo...

A local hospital and he is in moderate to stable condition at this time. with that, i would like to bring up a representative of the ntsb. >> good afternoon. my name is patrick jones. im an investigator with the national transportation safety board. the first most important thing is that we have had injuries and we hope that the family and the pilot all recover in a rapid period of time. approximately 14:20 this afternoon, there was a ryan vintage aircraft taking off from santa monica. the pilot...

Harrison ford continues to be treated here at ucla medical center. we are not getting updates to his exact injuries or condition. we know from an eyewitness at the scene he had a head injury. we also know he is expected to survive. harrison ford was breathing and conscious when he was pulled from the wreckage and rushed to the hospital. the pilot reported a loss of engine power and was attempting to return. >> this was the actors desperate mayday message moments before he crashed. >> engine fail...

Monica when he made the call with the emergency. >> 5 3718 engine failure, immediate return. >> clear to land. >> going to 3. >> running 3, clear to land. >> last location? >> unit 3, didnt -- it looked like short of the runway. >> well ford never made it to the runway. video shows his plane going down on a golf course as he tried to get back to the field. >> the pilot reported a loss of engine power and was attempting to return runway. it appears that he clipped a -- the top of a tree and came ...

Investigating it? it doesnt have a black box? where do you start? >> the question was this aircraft does not have a black box, no. it is an old vintage aircraft. there are many that do not have what you refer to as a black box nor are they required to have a black box. the problem is that we investigated accidents for decades, and it has only been in the last few that black boxes actually exist. so we go back to the basics. the initial report was a loss of engine power. were going to look at tha...

What you refer to as a black box nor are they required to have a black box. the problem is that we investigated accidents for decades, and it has only been in the last few that black boxes actually exist. so we go back to the basics. the initial report was a loss of engine power. were going to look at that and were going to look at everything. >> why do pilots always recommend not to turn around. the procedure is not making a u-turn. i dont have any clue. >> a return to airport depends on what a...

Other than that the fire department and resources will maintain here throughout the night and assist with the other agencies involves. again, our resources arrived on scene and transported the man to the hospital and he is in moderate but stable condition at the time. now i would like to bring up the representative for the ntsb. >> im patrick jones, an investigator with the national transportation safety board. the first and most important thing is that we have had injuries and we hope that the ...

Thats, we believe he is going to survive at this point. >> you said it appeared this pilot at the santa monica airport left and then took off and then circled back around to the runway or can you tell us -- >> i am actually responding to the information to the atc tapes that have been apparently already been played, because that is where i have heard it from. the pilot reported a loss of engine power and was attempting to return. [ reporter asking question ] >> next question. >> why wasnt there ...

>> the question was this aircraft does not have a black box, no. it is an old vintage aircraft. there are many that do not have what you refer to as a black box nor are they required to have a black box. the problem is that we investigated accidents for decades, and it has only been in the last few that black boxes actually exist. so we go back to the basics. the initial report was a loss of engine power. were going to look at that and were going to look at everything. >> why do pilots always re...