Caballol stated the plane fell 150 feet, and he suffered from various injuries, including broken vertebrae, several broken bones, and a skull fracture. He also lost mobility in part of his face.
You can break a vertebra in your 60s or your 70s or beyond. And a vertebral fracture, yes, many of them kind of don't get diagnosed, but often, they are painful, not all of them, when they occur.