Harrison Ford crashed his single-engine plane on a golf course in Venice, Calif. on Thursday afternoon shortly after taking off from Santa Monica Airport.
Ford was flying a World War II-era PT-22 trainer plane when he crashed landed at Penmar Golf Club. He reportedly sustained injuries described as "serious" including lacerations and possible bone fractures, according to NBC 4 of Southern California.
Paramedics transported Ford to Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The incident occured around 2:24 p.m.
His son Ben tweeted a statement from the hospital at 8:05 to say Ford was doing well.
The Los Angeles Fire Department held a press conference to report on the "Star Wars" actor, who it would only refer to as the "pilot" or "patient."
Patrick Butler of the LAFD said Ford was "alert, conscious and breathing" and in "fair to moderate" condition. First responders found him "outside the plane when paramedics arrived on the scene" and it was "unclear if he was ejected."
"When flying this plane, it has two seats," Butler said (via Deadline), "but if you're flying solo, you fly from the rear cockpit. That was a good thing that he was in the back seat, since the plane hit a tree on the way down."
Moments after take off, Ford contacted the tower at Santa Monica Airport to report engine failure and request for an emergency landing, according to audio obtained by TMZ. His plane then took a noise dive on the eighth-hole green, an eyewitness told TMZ.
"I was one of the first people to run from the hole toward the plane. 4 to 5 men pulled the pilot out of the plane," the witness said. "They got him away from the plane. They were concerned it would catch on fire."
Two of the golfers on the scene were doctors and one had a First Aid box. Ford suffered a massive gash on his head, but was able to talk.
"We saw this beautiful plane. It looks like a plane I see often, leaving from Santa Monica Airport. Must have hit top of tree," Howard Teba, who was at the golf course when the plane crashed, told NBC 4.
The 72-year-old actor has crashed multiple times in the past.
