Santa Monica, California (CNN) Actor Harrison Ford was seriously injured Thursday after crash-landing a small plane on a golf course in California, Variety and NBC News reported.
Los Angeles Fire Department Assistant Chief Patrick Butler, who wouldn’t name the patient, said the pilot suffered moderate trauma and was “alert and conscious” when he taken to the hospital.
He said the pilot, the only person on board, was in fair to moderate condition.
The plane hit a tree as it landed, officials said. It landed on its belly with the left wing touching the ground. There is a mark in the ground behind the plane where the aircraft sliced into the grass.
The 72-year-old actor was in a two-seat 1940s-era military trainer that went down on Penmar Golf Course near Santa Monica Airport, according to reports.
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UPDATED: Harrison Ford crashes plane in LA, and we now have audio from air traffic control http://t.co/KNCxLnVPY0 pic.twitter.com/GdjiYnV3Bi
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