Harrison Ford: Man, Movie Star, Hero

The Almost Disastrous Crash

Then in February of 2017, Ford, at 74 years old, completely missed a runway at John Wayne International Airport in Orange County, California, and flew low over a fully loaded jet carrying 110 passengers and six crew members. Wow. Ford’s voice can be heard on an air-traffic-control recording saying, “Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?”

After the event received alarm from the public, 45 minutes of video footage of the near miss was posted online. The video shows Ford’s private plane flying closely over the American Airlines 737, which is cruising slowly and preparing for take-off. People magazine quoted an aviation expert saying that Ford could lose his pilot license after this major violation.