Harrison Ford says his wife won't fly in vintage planes with him after his crash

08 February 2023 , 21:44

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Harrison Ford says his wife won't fly in vintage planes with him after his crash

Star Wars legend Harrison Ford is having to fly Solo because his wife won't get in his vintage planes after his near-death crash.

The 80-year-old star has opened up about his accident in 2015, when his Second World War-era plane lost power and ploughed into a golf course.

The Han Solo actor, married to Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhart, 58, admitted that the ordeal had "changed a lot of things in my life".

Harrison, who suffered serious injuries including a shattered pelvis and broken back, said: "My wife does not fly with me in vintage airplanes any more - she will in others.

Harrison Ford has spoken about his plane crash from 2015 (Getty Images for 20th Century Studios)

The actor said his wife Calista Flockhart won't fly with him in vintage planes any more (Getty Images for Paramount+)

"I certainly don't want to have to recover from that kind of accident again. It was really hard on my family and it was hard on me. I went back to flying. I know what happened. So that's part of the reason [I went back]."

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Harrison, who had reported engine failure to air traffic control, said the accident - near Santa Monica in Southern California - was caused by a fault with his Ryan PT-22 Recruit that he could have done nothing about.

He told the Hollywood Reporter : "There was a mechanical issue I could not have known about or attended to. So in the words of the great philosopher Jimmy Buffett, sh** happens."

His plane lost power and ploughed into a golf course eight years ago (AFP/Getty Images)

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The actor has a collection of vintage craft and has held a private pilot’s licence for almost 30 years. He also flew rescue helicopters but grew annoyed at those he saved calling him a hero. He said: "I stopped doing it because we would be lucky enough to find ­somebody and then they’d be on Good Morning America talking about 'a hero pilot'.

"It's nothing like that. It is a team effort. It's lame to think about it that way."

Harrison said the incident was caused by a 'mechanical issue' that he couldn't have known about or attended to (AFP/Getty Images)

Speaking to promote his Apple TV+ comedy series Shrinking, in which he plays a therapist, the veteran star also discussed how he would like to be remembered on his gravestone.

He said: "I wouldn’t want it to be 'Harrison Ford, blah-blah-blah, actor'. I'd settle for 'Was Useful'."

Christopher Bucktin