 Harrison Ford Plane Crashes [Video Update: Paramedics Treat Harrison] 
 
 Harrison Ford -- Plane Crashes ... Actor Seriously Injured (VIDEO UPDATE: Paramedics Treat Harrison) 
 
 6:20 PM PT -- A rep for Ford says, "Harrison was flying a WW2 vintage plane today which stalled upon takeoff."  Story highlights Man who lives near crash site says he heard plane's engine cut off 
 
 Publicist says Ford was forced to land, will make full recovery 
 
 Fellow pilot says Harrison Ford is very skilled, safety-conscious 
 
 Venice, California (CNN) Actor Harrison Ford was "banged up" and hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a 1940s aircraft he was piloting crashed during a forced landing on a golf course, his publicist said. (Published Thursday, March 5, 2015) 
 
 "He is every bit the man you would think he is. He is an incredibly strong man," Ben Ford tweeted. Thank you for all your thoughts and good vibes for my dad," Ben Ford, the actor's son, posted on his Twitter page. "He had no other choice but to make an emergency landing, which he did safely," his publicist said in a statement. "He was banged up and is in the hospital receiving medical care. The injuries sustained are not life threatening, and he is expected to make a full recovery." As he was examining the pilot, the doctor realized he was looking at a familiar face. 5:05 PM PT -- TMZ just obtained video of first responders on the scene treating Harrison ... just yards away from the plane he just crash landed on the golf course. The course is near the Santa Monica, Calif. Municipal Airport, just west of... (Associated Press) 
 
 Los Angeles fire officials say the single-engine plane went down at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday on the green at Penmar Golf Course in the Venice area of Los Angeles.
– Harrison Ford had to crash-land his small plane on a golf course near Los Angeles today, but he appears to have escaped serious harm. "Dad is ok," tweeted son Ben Ford from the hospital. "Battered but ok!" The AP reports that the 72-year-old veteran pilot suffered "moderate injuries," and NBC Los Angeles says that includes cuts to the head. Ford reported engine trouble and requested permission to make an emergency return to the Santa Monica Airport soon after taking off, reports TMZ. He landed on the course in Venice instead, and two doctors who happened to be there treated him until he was taken to the hospital. NBC reports that he appeared to be flying solo in a WWII-era training plane, and CNN reports that he appeared to hit some trees on the way down. "There was blood all over his face," says an employee at Penmar Golf Course. "Two very fine doctors were treating him, taking good care of him. I helped put a blanket under his hip."