Although actor Harrison Ford did manage to escape serious injury after crashing a sputtering World War II fighter plane onto a Venice, Calif., golf course last week, insurance industry figures say that the insurance considerations for Ford's future films will be affected.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Ford, 72, likely will not be allowed to fly while working on film productions going forward, despite the fact that it was engine trouble, not Ford's piloting skills, that caused the Ryan PT-22 Recruit to require an emergency landing.
Ford, best known as hotshot pilot Han Solo from the "Star Wars" original trilogy and adventuring archeologist Indiana Jones, was not working on a film at the time of the accident. If he had been, a multimillion-dollar insurance payment would surely have been triggered.
Check out the Times' story, here.
Insurance considerations have long played a part in film productions. As the Times points out, Fireman's Fund has had to pay out millions after star deaths that occurred during the filming of "Wagons East" (John Candy) and Paul Walker ("Fast & Furious 7″).
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