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in wyoming in well where he does a lot of flying. it's very densely populated part of southern california. the golf course is a good place to put a plane down. you're not going to make it back to airport. nonetheless, a landing on that kind of terrain as you can tell by pulling back it's not the most levelled location where he landed. hopefully, it's just minor injuries. you can see the runway right there. >> you can see the pictures. we're going to continue our coverage. erin burnett outfront will pick it up. tonight, we're following major breaking news. multiple reports that actor harrison ford has crashed a plane he was piloting onto a los angeles golf course. we have the very latest on this breaking story for you. major scare at new york la
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guardia guardia's airport. skids off the runway feet from icy waters. dramatic images of the boston marathon bombing. let's go outfront. the breaking news tonight. there's multiple reports this evening that actor harrison ford has crashed his plane at a los angeles golf course. nbc news and tmz are reporting the actor was seriously injured. he was flying a vintage yellow two seater plane. it crashed into this golf course. it was a vintage world war ii plane. he was an experienced pilot. an employee at the golf course tells nbc that it was blood all over the actor's face. at this time from what we understand from the reports it appears harrison ford was flying solo. right now he's been taken to a local hospital. we're standing by for a possible
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press conference for the very latest on this. as what can you tell us? >> reporter: we have spoken to the faa, responding to a single engine plane crash on the golf course. this golf course is very close to the santa monica airport. the fire department is telling us there was one person aboard an adult male approximately 65 to 70 years old. he was taken to a local hospital. how is he doing? the lapd says he's in stable condition. what we can tell you about this airport is that this is where the rich and famous have long flown out of. a place of history dating back to the '30s. there are actors like arnold schwarzenegger tom cruise. they all have planes there. they are experienced pilots and
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fly out of this airport. this has been a very troubled airport. there's been a number of small plane crashes and so there has been a lot of controversy between the residents and the airport itself. they don't want the airport there. they say it's simply too dangerous. you can tell by looking at the aerial how close it is. you can see how close this golf course is to the houses. it's all very close together. we're trying to get more information about the condition of the pilot. one last thing, harrison ford has had a crash before. the ntsb did investigate a 1999 crash in santa clarita, california. he was practicing something call an auto rotation and he had a hard landing.
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we don't know what has happened with this plane crash. >> we'll go to her live again as she gets there. we're awaiting more words. a possible press conference with more details on this accident. now i want to bring in miles o'brien. charles, let me start with you. you were the one who broke this news. what are you learning? >> just what you guys were saying. harrison ford had taken off from santa monica airport, a lot of people don't like the fact these small planes are flying so closely over the neighborhood. this golf course, in particular is so close to the airport they have planes flying over it at very low altitude all the time. it's a constant complaint. what we're told by witnesses on the ground is harrison ford had
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just taken off from santa monica airport. he had some kind of mechanical problem. we don't know what it is at this point and requested to return to the airport. he was given approval. he was turning around to go back to land and decided he was not going to make it to the runway and ditch on this golf course and crash landed there and was able to survive the crash but people on the ground say that he was severely injured. sometimes when you get cuts on your face there's a lot of blood. we're told he was blooding profusely around on his face. i don't know if that's an indication of how serious the injury is or where he was cut and happened to be bleeding a lot. he's been taken to the hospital. we're told he's in serious condition. we don't know anything more than that at this point. we're awaiting the same news conference as you are. >> as you're saying he asked for
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clearance to land and, didn't get it was trying some sofrtrt of control landing. we're waiting for this official press conference any moment that may be happening. mile we have some new pictures. these are pictures of harrison ford flying this exact plane. these are not today but they are pictures of his piloting the plane that he crashed today. single engine plane, vintage world war ii. what do you know about this plane? >> it's a ryan pt-22. they were first built in 1941. there are few of them still going. there's one hanging from the rafters at the smithsonian air and space museum this washington. harrison ford is true and true an avid pilot. he likes to fly anything he can get his hands on. he owns several fixed wing and
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aircraft. they encourage you to fly over that golf course because the neighbors don't like that airport very much. >> miles, i'm sorry to interrupt you. stand by. we want to go to this live press conference on what happened to harrison ford. >> in fair to moderate condition. at this point that is the extent of our initial report here. we're bound by privacy laws to never discuss the name identity or any information that would reveal a patient's identity. that's just protocol that we have in los angeles. what i'd like to do next is i'll turn it over to the chief from the lapd and at some point we'll be able to take some questions. >> thank you so much.
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good afternoon. the los angeles police department's role here at scene scene -- >> looks like we just lost that transmission. we'll go right back to it as soon as we get it. let me ask you miles, from what you understand, he wasn't -- we have it back? okay. let's go back and listen. >> resources out here as well. since we are bordering the city of santa monica and resources from the santa monica airport as well. right now we are in a maintenance mode and we will remain this way for as long as it takes for the investigation not to be compromised. we're here to assist in locating potential witnesses to the accident and to assist our federal partners as well. what we would like to ask the general public at this time is to avoid the area of dewy
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between 21st and 23rd just so we can get existing resource us in and out of the area and to assist with any additional resources that may or will be responding to the area. if we can get that word out that would help a lot from the public safety point of view because there's going to be traffic jams. we don't want pedestrians and others to be compromised in the roadway. thank you. >> beatrice. grimala. i'm the operations west bureau commanding officer. >> in terms of video footage, we have not received any. the investigation team will be looking for everything we can get. federal agencies will be involved with this investigation. this time the los angeles police department will hold the crime
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scene. the fact that it's an area of impact for the public. it will be under investigation nor a while. just for your own knowledge, we plan to be here for significant duration. any type of incident requires this type of response, it's normal for us to spend a day and a half at an event like there. know if your perspective we'll be holding the scene for a while. >> was the plane taking off on landing? >> i'll let the chief speak to any of the details regarding the plane? >> the faa is at scene. they are coordinating and in communication with the ntsb. we're here to lone whatever logistical support to the federal agencies at scene in any way the department can be helpful. [ inaudible question ] >> i'm not an aviation expert.
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i do not have a representative at this time from the santa monica airport. we hope to have ta forhat for you. >> eyewitnesss say the engine falter and could hear the engine stop. >> i can't confirm that. i haven't talked to the witnesses at this point in time. i have no information as to why this plane ended up where it is right now. at this point it would be very preliminary for me to make any conjecture on that. >> the injuries to the 70-year-old male occupant he suffered some moderate trauma and he was alert and conscious. paramedics from the los angeles fire department transported the patient to local area hospital. >> you rescue people who are in these traumatic crashes, is it
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amazing he was, not walk away but survive this? >> just my personal experience i've been on several plane crashes, single engine small personal aircraft and normally the outcomes are fatality so yes. we're very thankful that the passenger, from what we appear now, had moderate injuries and it was an injury that was populated by local bystanders and an area that didn't impact any homes. these generally turn out quite traumatic. the patient left the scene conscious and breathing. >> can you confirm the pilot -- >> i've heard there were several folks that rendered aid. as to their occupation i am not sure. i do know there was folks that
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came out here and rendered aid and assisted the pilot out of the area. [ inaudible question ] >> i did not arrive on scene until later. i can talk to the paramedics but from what i understand they were helping with the patient. >> the plane landed in a very lucky area. >> in terms of where the plane landed i would say it's an area that probably presented the least amount of impact in the community. i don't know if that was planned of was in an area that had the flight path. other than that i can't tell you what the extent was. it appears to have hit a tree behind us and took off several large branches. there's some small debris field that we're dealing with. >> just one person was on the plane? >> one person was confirmed on the plane. that's it. i'm not sure what the configuration on the plane is. >> are there any concerns about the airport? there's been a lot of back and
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forth about closing it and safety issues. anything that came up in this crash that could cause concern, take off and landing? >> for the fire department, we normally don't concern ourselves with impacts of what local airports do. our main goal is to ensure public safety. i can't speak to any discussion about the airport or anything regarding that aspect. i don't know anything about that. >> any idea how long he would have been in the air? >> just from looking at the impact i cannot get into the details. it would be irresponsible for me to talk about what or how the pilot maneuvered it. it's tough for me. i'd be happy to answer other questions about our response. [ inaudible question ] >> i do not know that. it does have tail number. i don't know the type of aircraft it is and it's
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something that can be readily accessed. >>. >> everything about the aircraft will be the next briefing with the ntsb. this is the fire department and police department. >> can you describe what the bystanders -- >> patrick butler. i'm here with the staff from the local police command and the local council office. at about 2:20 p.m. los angeles fire department paramedics received -- >> okay. obviously just heard the press conference is coming to an end. we did learn quite a bit of new information even though there's still a lot of questions. harrison ford's condition still unknown. they did say when he crashed, when he went to the hospital he was conscious and alert.
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the fire chief, speaking there. he's responding to these crashes before. usually they end in fatalities. he said harrison ford suffered moderate trauma and hit a tree that there was a small debris field. all this happened before 5:30 eastern time just before 2:30 in los angeles. that's the latest we know. i've got miles o'brien with me and i have debra hurstman with me. miles, let me ask you, in that press conference we got a bit more detail. what did you learn? >> let me shed a bit of light. they were asking whether he was departing and all that kind of stuff. here is how it works at santa monica airport. i've flown in and out several times. almost every day of the year you take off to the west. it's one east and west runway. 21 is the runway he would have used today. when you take off because of the
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neighbors not liking that airport so much one of the things they tell you to do is to sidestep over to the left a bit and fly over the golf course. he was flying over that golf course which is on the departure end of the runway. if you look you can't see it now because it's zoomed in too closely. the airplane is pointed back toward the runway. something happened that caused him to turn back around to the field. it sounds like he had some engine failure. turned around and trying to make it back to the field. the fact he had to sidestep and fly over the golf course was probably helpful to him because that's a good place to put down an aircraft when you've lost an engine. around santa monica and venice, anywhere else besides that narrow strip, it's a small golf course any place beyond that would have caused all kind of other problems on the ground. >> fatalities and hitting
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people. we understand they're not sure if it was a planned landing or a pure crash. debra, we heard the faa and ntsb are on the scene. what's your impression? what do you think happened? >> i will say that it brings to light two things. people look at commercial aviation and get very concerned, but in fact we only had about eight fatalities last year involving commercial aircraft. we've got hundreds of fatalities involving general aviation aircraft every year. this is where the real risks are in aviation are these small planes like the one harrison ford was flying. the second thing it brings home is not just in la guardia but here on the golf course in santa monica we have seen the survivability of airplane crashes. people who think if you're involved in an airplane crash
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that the outcome will be fatal, we know that's not the case. the majority of crashes are survivable. it's appropriate to have appropriate restraints belts and in the case of small aircraft like harrison fords no not just a a lap bell but a shoulder harness as well. >> thank you very much. miles, brien will stay with us as we continue our coverage of this break news event. small plane crashing in santa monica california on this golf course. we're going to be going to the scene. we understand he's suffering moderate trauma. he's in the hospital. we'll have more on this breaking news as our ongoing coverage continues. a delta flight sliding down an icy new york runway. 132 people were on board. that plane skidded to a stop feet from utter disaster. charging his department with
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breaking news. actor harrison ford crashed his plane on a golf course. he's in hospital suffering from minor trauma after the crash. he was alert and conscious when he left the scene. nbc news and variety are reporting that ford was piloting a vintage two seater plane when he lost control and landed. there was blood all over the actor's face. >> reporter: benefitted from having bystanders nearby. he was rescued by bystanders.
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his condition is reported to be fair moderate. he has moderate trauma. he's alert conscious. he's been taken to a local hospital. they they're still waiting to sort of assess how he's doing. he was the solo occupant board the plane. one employee said he had blood on his face. one thing i can tell you about this community, this is a small airport. it is basically in the backyard of a very dense community. it's a beach community. a lot of small houses. i have covered three different single plane accidents. one that was a small plane that crashed into a house.
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there's been a number of complaints. people on the golf course say the planes fly too close. it's known as a popular airport among the rich and famous, arnold schwarzenegger and tom cruise. >> miles is still with me. he's interviewed harrison ford about his love of flying. it appears he was incredibly dedicated to. he's been flying since the 1960s. how experienced of a pilot was harrison ford? >> he is a tremendously experienced pilot. he's a passionate pilot too.
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i spend time talking with harrison just shooting the breeze about airplanes. he loves to talk about them. he's passionate. >> he is passionate about that. this is the actor of "star wars,"" indiana jones." >> so many people relieved he was able to walk away. he will be shooting expected to be shooting the blade runner sequel. that was announced last week. the 70-year-old actor still a star. we're talk about his experience piloting. he was involved in a crash back in 1999. he was working with an instructor at the time and made a hard landing out in california near santa clarita. there were no injuries at that time. he got good positive press for
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helping save two people stranded in yellowstone national park. >> he's 72. he's be 73 this summer. this is traumatic for anyone. are you surprised he was able -- we don't know his full condition, but he was alert and conscious when they took him to the hospital? >> i've spent some time with harrison ford as well. both of us sharing our love of flying together. he doesn't seem that old to me. he seems younger every day as i get older. he's in great shape. he keeps himself fit. he's a student of aviation. he's lover of old planes. he would have been in a position i'm sure he had the proper restraints and everything
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else. when do you fly this particular aircraft and flying it alone rgs you fly you fly from the rear. that might have helped. that was probably a good thing it was designed that way that he was sitting in the backseat as it were which is the appropriate procedure when flying it alone. >> that is a really interesting point because as everyone may remember for the press conference we took earlier, they were saying the plane did hit a tree. as you can see from the pictures flying in that backseat perhaps that's something that might have made the difference between life and death as he's right now in the hospital with the moderate trauma. thanks very much to all of you. we'll continue covering this. our other breaking story involving plane. new york's la guardia airport trying to reopen runways. shortly expected to do so because a delta airlines flight skidded off the runway. after the plane touched down it
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started to land and break and wasn't able to. veered into a snow covered embankment crashed through a fence and almost completely went into the water. new york snowy water was part of a massive late winter storm that stretches 2,000 miles from new mexico to new england. this a particular terrifying incident all the way down in kentucky. hundreds of drivers stranded overnight. i want to get straight to will rib ripley who has the story. >> reporter: a delta passenger jet skidding off a slick and snowy runway at one of america's busiest arptsirports. the flight from atlanta was coming in for a landing and lost control ending up just feet from the water. >> as soon as we landed we felt the wheels hit the runway and
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did not feel the wheels take traction. we started to skid. we skid to the left side of the runway and we continued to skid. we literally were a couple feet away from heading into the water. >> reporter: air traffic controllers told the delta flight before landing braking conditions were good. >> la guardia tower, braking action good by an airbus. >> reporter: 127 passengers aboard the plane were evacwatsuated using emergency exits on the wings. the emergency chutes did not deploy. 24 people were injured, three taken to the hospital. one of the passengers new york giants larry who shot this video. the airport remains partially closed. >> he's leaking fuel on the left side of his airport. >> you said leaking fuel? >> affirm. his wing is ruptured. >> reporter: moments after the
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plane lost control tense communications from air traffic control. >> we have an aircraft off the runway. the airport is closed. we got a 3-4. >> car 100. say again. >> you have an aircraft off 3-1. advise. la guardia is closed at this time. >> reporter: the plane is sitting on the runway. the nose dangling over. it's not clear when this airport will fully reopen. it could be many more hours. they are limping along using one runway. thousands of travelers still stranded here waiting to see if they will get off the ground. >> thank you very much. it was a terrifying moment for the passengers on board. two of them brothers. both of you, thank you very much for being with us.
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your from south carolina. you get on plane to come to new york. your plane crashes. your terrified of dying. this is not what you could have imagined. what did it feel like when the plane landed? >> when the plane landed when i was younger my brother used to make me sleep on the top bunk. when the plane landed it was like me falling off of the top bunk. didn't really know what was going on. i just felt a hit. boom and then -- >> it was hard landing? >> very hard landing. >> you know right away at landing something happened? >> yes, right before we landed i could see were were over the water. the plane kind of sped up so it's like i got to make the edge. the plane was right over the water. then i made it. >> when did you know after it landed how fast did it happen?
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you're landing and going down the runway and the plane starts to asked and veer? >> if you would ask me how fast did it move i think i wouldn't be able to tell. it was like a blink of an eye. it felt like i was on jet ski. i've only been on one one time after this crash, i don't want to do it again. it's a moment that we both will always remember. >> did you realize how close you were to the water? that it hit that divider and you were almost in the water? >> i did. i was sitting right on the left wing. >> you could see it? >> i could see it. i saw the wing hit the fence and everything. sglid >> did you think you were going to have to swim? did you think you might die? >> i just prayed. everything was up in the air. everything was up in the air. >> swimming trunks out.
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>> you got your swimming trunks. >> i better. >> that's what you would say. were the flight attendants did you see anything on their faces? what did they do? >> the flight attendants made some worrying start. they were saying keep calm but i seen chins start to chatter. they looking up like this. i'm like what's going on? >> they were afraid.? >> you could feel it. >> you're scheduled to fly back home on monday. are you going to do it? are you scared? >> if i wanted to be on national tv and be macho, i would say no. if you're not nervous, you're not ready. we have no choice. i guess we have work to do on monday. that's exactly what we're going to do. monday, here we come. >> i appreciate your coming on.
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thank you so much. >> appreciate you. >> thanks. next much more of our breaking news. harrison ford crashing plane on a golf course in los angeles. ferguson police chief thomas jackson given the jackson department's report of racism can he be forced to step down? just in to cnn, dramatic new images from the boston marathon bombing. what was the reaction today when he saw them. we know and we have a special report. you can't predict the market. but at t. rowe price we've helped guide our clients through good times and bad. our experienced investment professionals are one reason over 85% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper averages. so in a variety of markets we can help you feel confident. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information risks, fees and expenses
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ferguson's police chief refusing to comment on the justice department's findings of racism. he only said he's still reviewing the 102-page report now more than 30 hours after it was released. he's not spoken publicly in recent weeks. >> i'm sorry. you don't have the -- >> reporter: police chief jackson has fought for months to keep his jobs despite protests in ferguson. even after scathing justice
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department detail racial bias in his department, chief justice still holds the top badge. >> this happened on his watch. >> reporter: this includes racist e-mails sent within his department that ridiculed black mothers and compared president obama to a chimp. the calls for the chief's resignation are growing. >> we need a fresh start. the citizens of this community, vast majority has been calling for some accountability. >> reporter: least refused our request about the doj report. he said he would not resign. >> do you think being part of the solution means staying in your job as the police chief? >> i intend to see this thing through. i've been working with a lot of community members to work on some progressive changes that will bring the community together. >> reporter: the justice department report paints chief jackson as one of the driving forces behind the city's policing for profits culture. the report says officers competed to see who would write
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the most tickets. it concludes police officers promotions depended on citation revenue. the report says when a police commander tried to reprimand an officer for writing too many tickets he said no discipline for doing your job. then there's story of seeing a steady stream of people 10 to 15 deep waiting this line for hours to pay traffic fines. he wrote the court clerk girl vs been swamped an the city manager responded, great work. the chief celebrated raising $179 million in citation revenue writing we beat our next biggest month in the last four years by over $17,000. the city manager responded wonderful. in another e-mail he wrote they passed the $2 million mark for the first time in history. the city manager wrote awesome. thanks. thomas harvey is the found over
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a legal group that helps low income residents fight police citations. >> ferguson's been operating combined effort of city officials, police and courts designed at raising revenue by exploiting the most vulnerable among us. they are admitting the courts are not about public safety but about the generation of revenue. >> reporter: erin the question remains tonight will chief jackson continue to fight for his job. we tried reaching out to hitch today to see if he could continue to fight for that. we also reached out to the mayor and city manager trying to ask what chief jackson's future will hold. no response from any of the top officials in ferguson. >> thank you very much. next the breaking news on actor harrison ford crashing his plane in a los angeles golf course. we're going to go live with the latest in just a moment.
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welcome back. more on our top story tonight. the breaking news, harrison ford
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has crashed his plane at a golf course in los angeles. authorities have spoken about it. they say that the pilot, who we believe was harrison ford suffered moderate trauma was alert and conscious when he went to a hospital. they say this normally ends in fatality. in a sense a miracle. it's a two-seater plane. we understand he would have been flying in the backseat when pilots alone, which could have played a role in the fact he seems to have only had moderate trauma. what more have you been able to learn about what happened? what is it like at the scene now? >> reporter: i'm only about 30 feet away from the plane. take a look what the you're talking about. that landing that you're talking about, if we can zoom in you see what this is. this is that vicinitytage vintage
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plane. the entire front looks like it snapped off when he landed. there doesn't appear to have been any fire. the plane is relatively intact. the top of it is open. you can see how there's an open seating area. if he was sitting in the back that would plane why his injuries are moderate. take a wider look at this golf course. he came so close to the street here. this fence that you see here separates the plane from the street right across the street are houses. they have roped off this entire golf course area. this scene is relatively small. it does look like he hit a couple part of a tree as he was coming down. a lot of the residents were starting to hear as they are coming back in talking about hearing the noise. they heard some sort of noise as the plane was coming in. there is a lot of concern in this community about these types
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of planes. a lot of single engine planes that fly in and out of this airport because it's so close to housing. whatever happened here this is incredibly lucky whether it was intentional. very very lucky he didn't come any closer stunning. in the press conference they weren't sure if this was landing was planned. there's really nowhere else to go. what it sounds like from the vantage point where you are, at that fence less than 30 feet from the plane, even landing on that golf course was an incredibly feat to pull off. >> reporter: yeah. i just want to show you one more time what we're talking about here. let's zoom out a little bit and see how close this plane is to this fence. you can see that they fenced off this area and then i'm going to make my camera man angry as i spin over here. it's not really an attractive shot but you can see press,
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some live trucks and there, that's a house. this is a residential community. a street separates the 30 yards of the plane to the fence to the street. it's all very very congested here. so that's why you may start to hear some of the investigators say, was he trying to get back to the airport? it looks like he was heading back that way. this nose was pointed that way. the airport is that way. certainly looks like he's turning around to get back at the airport and this one green space, this one green space instead of houses is what he chose to land at. >> and then chose the experience he must have had and miraculous reality that had he landed 30 feet away or 100 feet away other people could have died. this could have been a much more horrific incident. i want to bring in tom haynes. you've known harrison ford for ten years, flown in a helicopter with him.
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those images behind kyung lah at that fence 30 feet away from the plane that shows just the incredible maneuver that would have been required if this was done on purpose, what do you think? you know harrison ford. you know his skill. what do you think happened? >> well too early to speculate, but i know harrison and flown with him. he's skilled, very safety-conscious and goes to training routinely for all of his aircraft. my guess is that he did just what pilots are trained to do. always looking for places to go should there be a problem and he did what he needed to do which is put the airplane down safely and not injure anybody else. >> i know you have flown with him in comethelicopters before. it's a two seater but when flown by himself, he was in the backseat and maybe part of the reason why he's alive right now. did he have a particular love for this plane, this type of
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plane? we know it was a vintage world war ii ryan pt 22. >> correct. he has a number of plastic airplanes from that era. he is a big fan of the world war ii era planes and more modern airplanes. he loves preserving them and protecting that legacy and it's not unusual in those airplanes from the world war ii era that the pilot would fly from the backseat. >> and how frequently, tom, did he fly? >> routinely. as much as he could whenever he was in the area and he would fly all of his aircraft. and as i said earlier, he was meticulous about going to training especially for more sophisticated airplanes. circumstancelators and that sort of thing where he would go off and spend, you know, a week or more for the specific airplane training every year. >> what was he like to fly with?
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>> very meticulous. one of the times in the helicopter was the most thorough pre preflight of a helicopter i'd seen anyone do. he was all over that thing, checking everything. the sort of thing you should do but not everybody does on very flight. he was very meticulous. >> interesting. you say the most meticulous preflight you've seen. tom haynes thank you. he has flown with harrison ford. we'll take a brief break and be right back. ess joint pain. and clearer skin. this is my body of proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis from the inside out... with humira. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain, stop further joint damage and clear skin in many adults. doctors have been prescribing humira for nearly 10 years. >>humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers including lymphoma have happened, as have blood, liver and
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faith. thank you for joining us. be sure to record outfront to watch us anytime. live coverage continues with "ac360." good evening. thanks for joining us. the day began with the delta airliner sliding off the runway in new york ends with the wreckage of harrison ford's vintage plane. world war ii military trainer on a los angeles area golf course and mr. ford reportedly in the hospital. the plane went down a short distance from santa monica municipal court where mr. ford keeps a number of aircraft and the emergency call from pilot and air traffic control shortly after takeoff and just seconds before the crash. >> immediate request. ryan 178. clear to land. >> 178, running three. clear to land. >> did you see the last location? >> i