The 72-year-old actor was at the helm of a vintage two-seater fighter plane when a mechanical failure occurred and his aircraft crashed into the Penmar Golf Course.
Mr Ford, best known for his roles as Han Solo in Star Wars and for playing Indiana Jones, reportedly suffered multiples gashes to his head and was left bleeding.
US celebrity website TMZ reported that two doctors who happened to be at the golf course in Venice rushed over to treat the actor who survived the crash.
Emergency personnel soon arrived at the scene and Mr Ford was transported to a nearby hospital.
Witnesses said the Tinseltown icon had to be helped out of the plane but claimed that he was able to use his legs.
At a news conference the LA Fire Department said the pilot, who they would not name, had 'suffered some moderate trauma, was breathing, conscious and alert'.
They added that he was in a 'fair to moderate' condition following the incident which happened around 2:25pm local time.
An earlier post from the LA Fire Department on Twitter claimed the pilot of the plane was in a critical condition - but that was later revised.
They tweeted: '1 small aircraft down on Penmar Golf Course near the Santa Monica airport.
'Solo occupant, an adult male being transported to local hospital in critical condition.
'No other injuries.'
While LA Police Department spokeswoman Officer Nuria Vanegas added.