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NTSB Releases Harrison Ford Plane Crash Accident Report

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Key Takeaways:

  • The NTSB concluded that Harrison Ford's plane crash was caused by an engine failure due to a dislodged and rotated carburetor main metering jet.
  • The carburetor in question had not been inspected for 17 years, with no maintenance requirement for such inspections.
  • Ford sustained serious injuries in the accident, which the NTSB suggested might have been less severe with more reinforced aftermarket shoulder harnesses.
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The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report from the investigation of Harrison Ford’s plane crash on a golf course just west of Santa Monica Airport in southern California on March 5. Ford was climbing out from Runway 21 in his open cockpit Ryan ST-3KR, also known as a PT-22 Recruit, when he reported an engine failure to the tower and attempted to return to the airport on Runway 3. After realizing there was not enough altitude to reach the runway, Ford made an emergency landing on one of the fairways of the Penmar Golf Course in Venice, California, just southwest of the airport.

Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.

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