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Ryan PT-22 “Recruit” Crashes on Los Angeles-Area Golf Course

March 5, 2015
Scott Wolff No Comments News

A small plane owned by Harrison Ford has crashed on a golf course near Venice, California. The pilot, described as the “single male occupant,” suffered cuts on his head is is reportedly in critical condition at a local hospital. The aircraft came down on Penmar Golf Course, in the vicinity of both Venice and the Santa Monica airport. Two doctors who were playing Golf at the time of the incident rushed to the scene and rendered aid to the pilot. Ford, 72 years old, is a longtime pilot in both fixed wing and rotary aircraft.

Courtesy of KTLA

Courtesy of KTLA

Shortly before 2:30 p.m., the aircraft crashed on the Penmar Golf Course in the 1200 block of Rose Avenue in Venice, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott.

We’ll bring you more on this story as it becomes available.

(Featured Photo Courtesy of KTLA)

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Scott Wolff is an accomplished writer and renowned aviation photojournalist. He has held the position of Managing Editor for a print flying lifestyle magazine, and is the Host and Editor for FighterSweep. Scott's area of expertise is military flight operations, drawing on ten years of experience working extensively with all branches of the armed forces. He holds an FAA pilot certificate, the culmination of a life-long passion for flying airplanes. Scott has received military altitude chamber training, emergency egress training, and has logged time in a variety of civilian and military aircraft. He is also a member of the International Society of Aviation Photographers and Nikon Professional Services.

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