Star Wars and Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford has survived a plane crash in California.
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Ford, 72, was piloting what appeared to be a vintage, single-engine, two-seater plane when it crash landed on the Penmar Golf Course in the Los Angeles suburb of Venice.
The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the nearby Santa Monica Airport.
Ford is a licensed private pilot of both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters; it is believed he was piloting the aircraft at the time of the crash.
According to witnesses at the scene of the crash, Ford suffered "multiple gashes" to his head.
He was treated at the scene by two doctors who were playing golf nearby and raced to the scene of the crash.
When paramedics arrived on the scene, it is understood Ford was "outside the plane" but they were unsure whether he had crawled from the wreckage or been ejected by the impact.
The Los Angeles Fire Department did not identify Ford by name, but said that the patient was "alert, conscious and breathing."
The LAFD said the patient was in "fair to moderate" condition when they arrived on the scene.
Ford was later transported to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
The crash occurred a short distance from the private airfield, Santa Monica Airport where several aircraft owned by Ford, including a deHavilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, are stored.
Ford is a licensed private pilot of both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
The plane involved in the crash appeared to be a Boeing-Stearman Model 75, a class of vintage training aircraft built in the 1930s and 1940s.
In 1999, Ford was involved in a helicopter crash in Santa Clarita, California, whilst piloting a Bell 206L4 Long Ranger helicopter.
And more recently, in 2009, he was involved in a similar incident, when he crash landed while on a training flight.
Ford has only recently recovered from a broken leg suffered while filming Star Wars: Episode VII in June, 2014.