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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...

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? >> i'm responding to the information of the atc tapes that apparently have already been played, because that's ...

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. i'm 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 reported a loss of engine power and was attempting to return to the runway. it appears that he cli...

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 actor's desperate mayday message moments before he crashed. >> engine failure. immediate return. >> reporter: 72-year-old movie star was flying this vintage world war ii pla...

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, didn't -- 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 to rest on the golf course. >> doctors who were playing on the course rushed to the crash site and ...