FILE - This 1975 file photo shows Richard Bach. Bach, who is known for his 1970s best-selling novella ?Jonathan Livingston Seagull? among other spiritually oriented writings, was in serious condition Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, after his small plane crashed in Washington state on Friday. His son James Bach told The Associated Press his father was on his way to visit a friend on San Juan Island in the north Puget Sound on Friday when his amphibian plane clipped a power line as it landed, sending the aircraft into a crash. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - This 1975 file photo shows Richard Bach. Bach, who is known for his 1970s best-selling novella ?Jonathan Livingston Seagull? among other spiritually oriented writings, was in serious condition Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, after his small plane crashed in Washington state on Friday. His son James Bach told The Associated Press his father was on his way to visit a friend on San Juan Island in the north Puget Sound on Friday when his amphibian plane clipped a power line as it landed, sending the aircraft into a crash. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - This 1975 file photo shows Richard Bach. Bach, who is known for his 1970s best-selling novella ?Jonathan Livingston Seagull? among other spiritually oriented writings, was in serious condition Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, after his small plane crashed in Washington state. His son James Bach told the Associated Press his father was on his way to visit a friend on San Juan Island in the north Puget Sound on Friday when his amphibian plane clipped a power line as it landed, sending the aircraft into a crash. (AP Photo/File)
In this Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 photo provided by the Journal of the San Juan Islands, the plane piloted by author Richard Bach lies overturned after crashing in a field, in Friday Harbor, Wash. Bach, the author of the 1970s best-selling novella "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" among other spiritually oriented writings often rooted in themes of flight, was in serious condition Saturday at Harborview Medical Center. (AP Photo/Journal of the San Juan Islands, Steve Wehrly) MANDATORY CREDIT
Map locates site where author Richard Bach crashed his small plane;
In this Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 photo provided by the San Juan Islander, authorities examine a plane, piloted by author Richard Bach, that crashed in a field in Friday Harbor, Wash. Bach, the author of the 1970s best-selling novella "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" among other spiritually oriented writings often rooted in themes of flight, was in serious condition Saturday at Harborview Medical Center. (AP Photo/San Juan Islander, Matt Pranger) MANDATORY CREDIT
SEATTLE (AP) ? Best-selling author Richard Bach remained in serious condition Sunday, recovering from injuries suffered when his small plane clipped power lines and crashed. But his son said he is making marked improvements.
Bach suffered a head injury and broken shoulder after his single-engine amphibious aircraft clipped power lines Friday afternoon about three miles west of Friday Harbor Airport in Washington state.
He was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where a nursing supervisor on Sunday said Bach remained in serious condition.
Bach's son, James Bach, said Sunday morning that his 76-year-old father hasn't been able to say anything because he has a tube down his throat, but he is responding to doctors and people around him, and he has good cognitive function.
"He clearly is lucid and that's the most important thing with the head injury, that he's got his mind," James Bach told The Associated Press. "We think it's a big improvement from yesterday and we're hoping that this recovery will continue to be swift. We're happy there are no complications."
He said he didn't know how long his father would remain in the hospital.
The elder Bach, an avid pilot, was flying alone on his way to visit a friend on San Juan Island when the plane went down Friday.
Richard Bach's best known work is "Jonathan Livingston Seagull," a short fable published in 1970 about a seagull seeking to rise above the dreariness of his flock. The simply crafted book rose to No. 1 for several weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
Bach, who has flown airplanes his entire adult life, often touched on his experience in the cockpit of his beloved plane in his writings, many of which are inspirational in nature and delve into themes of self-discovery and creativity. Besides "Seagull," his other popular works include "Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah," a mystical story of a Midwestern barnstorming pilot's quest for self-discovery.
He moved to Washington state's remote San Juan Islands more than 20 years ago, living on Orcas Island.
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Associated Press reporter Mark Evans contributed from Phoenix.
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