Ford sustained fairly extreme accidents, together with fractures to his pelvis, ankle, and again, in addition to a head laceration. Talking on Jimmy Kemmel Reside!, Ford stated of the traumatic occasion, “I bear in mind the engine stopping; I do not forget that half very effectively. After which I bear in mind the tower; I bear in mind their suggestion. Their suggestion was that I take the conventional path to land, and I knew I wasn’t going to try this, so I stated, ‘no.’ And that is the very last thing that I bear in mind till 5 days afterwards, truly.”
The NTSB later decided the engine failure was as a consequence of a free/worn carburetor metering jet, which triggered a fuel-air imbalance and energy loss.
