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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. >> reporter: this was the actor's desperate mayday message moments before he crashed. >> engine failure. immediate return. >> reporter: the 72-year-old movie star was flying this vintage world war ii plane from santa monica airport when according to his publicist the engine stalled forcing a crash landing on this golf course. this woman described what was there. >> somebody ...

Thing. >> 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's, we believe he is going to survive at this point. >> you said it appeared this pilot at the santa monica airport and circled back around you. come back to the runway? >> i am actually responding to the information of the atc tapes that have apparently already been played because that's where i heard it from. the pilot reported a loss of engine power and was attempting to return. [ reporter asking question ] >> next question. >> why wasn't ther...

Let's 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 we're awaiting the ntsb conference. let's 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 pilot all recover in a rapid period of time. approximately 14:20 this afternoon there was a ryan...

Decades and it's only been in the last few decades that black boxes actually exist. so we go back to the basics. the initial report, loss of engine power. we are going to look at that, but we're going to look at it all. everything. weather, man, machine. >> pilots always recommend not to turn around. you heard that on the news and usually the procedure is not making a u-turn coming back to the airport? why is that? e e don't have any clue. >> a return to the airport depends what altitude you're at. and i don't know what altitude this pilot was at at the point in time that he chose to do that. ...

Many aircrafts do not have a black box nor are they required to have a black box. the problem is is that we've investigated accidents for decades and it's only been in the last few decades that black boxes actually exist. so we go back to the basics. the initial report, loss of engine power. we are going to look at that, but we're going to look at it all. everything. weather, man, machine. >> pilots always recommend not to turn around. you heard that on the news and usually the procedure is not making a u--turn coming back to the airport. why is that? i don't have any clue. >> a return to the ...