Harrison Ford Injured After Plane Crash

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Harrison Ford has been injured after the plane he was piloting crash landed onto a golf course in Los Angeles.

The 72-year-old was flying solo in a World War Two training aircraft when it crashed into Penmar golf course in the Venice area at 2.25pm local time.

The single-engine plane clipped a tree as it went down shortly after taking off from Santa Monica Airport, about a mile away, the LA Fire Department said.

Ford suffered multiple gashes to his head and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, entertainment website TMZ said.

Witnesses were reported by local media as saying the actor was helped out of the plane by several bystanders and that he could use his legs.

Ford's son Ben, who is at his father's bedside in hospital, tweeted: "At the hospital. Dad is OK. Battered but OK!

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"He is every bit the man you would think he is. He is an incredibly strong man."

Fire officials would not confirm the pilot's identity, but an official familiar with the crash confirmed Ford was flying the aircraft.

At a news conference, Assistant LA Fire Chief Patrick Butler said the pilot "suffered some moderate trauma, was conscious and alert" and was in a "fair to moderate" condition.

In audio with air traffic control, Ford can be heard saying in an urgent voice: "Engine failure," before requesting "immediate return" to the airport.

LA Police Department spokeswoman Officer Nuria Vanegas said the cause of accident appeared to be "mechanical failure".

Carlos Lugo, 63, who was playing golf on the green, said he saw the plane lose power and turn around in an apparent attempt to return to the runway at Santa Monica Airport.

"When he flew over us we knew it was too late to make it back to the airport," he said.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it would be investigating the crash.

Ford was the only person aboard, and nobody on the ground was hurt.

His representatives could not immediately be reached for comment.

Best known for his roles in the blockbuster films Star Wars and Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Ford is an experienced aviation enthusiast.

In 1999, Ford and a flight instructor went down in a helicopter crash north of LA.

He suffered a broken leg last year while filming on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII set in England, in which he is reprising his role as Han Solo. Production on the movie was halted for two weeks as he recovered.

The Ryan Aeronautical plane that Ford was flying was built in 1942 and registered to the company MG Aviation Inc.

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