INFRASTRUCTURE COLLAPSE: Airplane Crashes Into The Penmar Golf Course In Venice, California - Actor Harrison Ford, The Pilot, Seriously Injured!

An airplane sits after crash landing at Penmar Golf Course in Venice California March 5, 2015 (Reuters / Lucy Nicholson)

March 5, 2015 - CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES - Actor Harrison Ford has been seriously injured after a World War II-era training plane he was piloting crashed into a golf course in Los Angeles.

Ford reportedly sustained injuries to his head as a result of the crash, though he survived and is now being treated at a hospital. The 72-year-old actor is in stable condition, with NBC News reporting he suffered from cuts to the head and possible fractures. Other reports suggested he had gashes on his head and was bleeding.

However, CNN stated that Ford's condition is still unknown and that he suffered "moderate trauma" when he crashed. It's also unclear if Ford was attempting to land at the time, but the network added that his plane reportedly hit a tree on the way down.

Officials said he was conscious when taken from the scene of the crash.

"We are very thankful that the passenger had [only] very moderate injuries," Los Angeles Assistant Fire Chief Patrick Butler said, as quoted by NBC Los Angeles.

The LA Fire Department confirmed that Ford was the only individual in the single-engine plane, and no other injuries have been reported. Howard Tabe, who was at the golf course when the plane crashed, told NBC that two doctors who were also at the scene rushed to treat the actor when the incident occurred. Tabe also said Ford had blood on his face.

In a tweet, Ford's son Ben said that his father was "battered, but ok."

Ford is an experienced pilot who has been flying since the 1960s. This isn't the first time the famed 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones' actor has crashed, either. In a 2008 interview with National Geographic, he described an incident that took place as he was flying a helicopter.

Here is brief footage of the plane that crashed on the Penmar Golf Course that may have been piloted by Harrison Ford pic.twitter.com/alBTZoDk5U
— Annenberg TV News (@atvn) March 6, 2015

#UPDATE: Here is footage from the scene of the plane crash piloted by Harrison Ford at the Penmar Golf Course. pic.twitter.com/LT4S2993gD
— Annenberg TV News (@atvn) March 6, 2015

"Well, there was a mechanical failure while we were practicing power recovery autorotations. It was more or less a hard landing," he said at the time. "Luckily, I was with another aviation professional and neither of us was hurt—and both of us are still flying."

Back in 2000, Ford was involved in another crash as well, this time in a six-passenger aircraft that was occupied by him and one other person. The plane was damaged, but no injuries were reported. - RT.

ICE AGE NOW: Infrastructure Collapse - Delta Airplane Skids Off New York's LaGuardia Airport Runway In Heavy Snow; Airport Shuts Down; Wing Sheared Off Plane; Numerous Injuries To Passengers!

March 5, 2015 - NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - A passenger airplane skidded off a snowy runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Thursday morning, and federal authorities have suspended flights for hours to come over inclement weather.

The plane, an inbound flight operated by Delta, “skidded off” the runway at the Queens, NY airport at around 11 a.m. local time, the city’s fire department confirmed on Twitter shortly after.

Personnel and passengers were evacuated off of the plane, according to the New York Port Authority, and no injuries have yet to be reported.

As snow and ice continues to cause problems at the major air hub, however, the Federal Aviation Administration told CBS News on Thursday morning that it has authorized a ground stop at LGA — one of the busiest airports in the United States — as flights across the northeast are grounded.

According to the Associated Press, Delta said 125 passengers and five crew members were onboard the aircraft when the incident occurred.

"Delta flight 1086 from Atlanta to New York-LaGuardia exited Runway 13 Thursday morning during landing,” the airline said in a statement. “Customers deplaned via aircraft slides and have moved to the terminal on buses. Our priority is ensuring our customers and crew members are safe. Delta will work with all authorities and stakeholders to look into what happened in this incident."

Photos taken by eyewitnesses at the airport show that the plane skidded into a fence after landing on runway 13, and a local NBC News affiliate reported that only three inches of snow had fallen in New York at the time of the landing. Flights at LGA have since been suspended until 7 p.m. local time. - RT.

INFRASTRUCTURE COLLAPSE: Avid Plane Crashes While Landing At The St. George Municipal Airport, Washington County, Utah - Pilot Ejected!

An experimental plane crashed at the St. George Municipal Airport due to being caught by a crosswind while landing, St. George, Utah, Feb. 21, 2015
Photo courtesy of Brad Kitchen, City of St. George, St. George News

February 22, 2015 - UTAH, UNITED STATES - Just after 1 p.m. Saturday a single engine experimental plane got caught in a crosswind while landing at St. George Municipal Airport, crashing and ejecting the pilot about 3-4 feet from the plane. The pilot, who had been flying solo, walked away from the crash with no injuries except for scratches to his head and hand.

The pilot, local to the St. George area whose name has not been released by airport officials, was flying an Avid Flyer Model B, single engine, two-place (or seater), plane, tail number N88WJ, Airport Operations Supervisor Brad Kitchen said.

“The pilot was landing on Runway 19 and got caught up in a crosswind while he was landing and it took him off the runway,” Kitchen said, “He came through the infield and went over the top of a drainage ditch and ended up on Taxiway Alpha, or Taxiway A, with a collapsed left landing gear.”

When Kitchen arrived on scene shortly after the plane crash, winds were blowing from the west at about 7-10 knots, he said.

The pilot was thrown out about 3 or 4 feet from the airplane when the aircraft stopped. “He hit sideways, it stopped him abruptly and popped him out the pilot door,” Kitchen said. “The door opened – it probably opened from hitting an embankment or right near the edge of the taxiway – it doesn’t take much to jar these doors on any of these small aircraft.”

An experimental plane crashed at the St. George Municipal Airport due to being caught by a crosswind while landing, St. George, Utah, Feb. 21, 2015
Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News

In addition to the collapsed landing gear, the aircraft suffered substantial structural damage.

“He’s very lucky,” Kitchen said of the pilot. “He crashed his airplane, the prop is no longer with us, it’s pretty much gone, and there’s substantial structural damage to the aircraft.”

Ultimately, the only injuries the pilot showed were a scratch on top of his head and a scratch on his hand. He declined medical transport, Marc Mortensen, assistant to the city manager of St. George, said.

Neither the airport nor its runways, except of a portion of one taxiway, were closed in response to the incident at any time with no impacts on its commercial or private use.

“We did a thorough runway inspection and we kept the runway open,” Kitchen said, “and the airport remained open. We just closed Taxiway Alpha from Alpha 2 to Alpha 1 for a short time.”

St. George Municipal Airport’s AR21 fire unit responded, as did St. George Fire Department’s Engine 28, St. George Police Department and Gold Cross Ambulance.

The Federal Aviation Administration has been contacted by airport staff to provide notification of the incident.

Neither Mortensen nor Kitchen knew what the FAA may require in this instance.

“We don’t know,” Mortensen said, “but we’ll have a report. We file a report with the Police Department as well.”

St. George News Editor-in-Chief Joyce Kuzmanic contributed this article. St. George News and KCSG Reporter Melissa Anderson contributed the videocast to this report.  - St. George News.

INFRASTRUCTURE COLLAPSE: Transportation Upheavals - 13 New Zealand Skydivers Bail Out Over Lake Taupo As Plane Crashes; And Surprise Hail Storm Sends 14 Skydivers Hurtling To The Ground In Melbourne, Australia!

January 7, 2015 - NEW ZEALAND / AUSTRALIA - 13 skydivers parachute to safety as New Zealand plane crashes into lake. 14 skydivers were caught in an intense hail and wind storm in Australia.

New Zealand skydivers bail out over Lake Taupo as plane crashes

Skydive Taupo which operated the flight said everyone had evacuted safely

All 13 people on board a small plane, including the pilot, parachuted to safety before the aircraft crashed into a lake on New Zealand's North Island.

The aircraft was taking them on a tandem skydive excursion over Lake Taupo when it suffered engine problems, said the authorities.

No-one was seriously injured, but the case is being investigated.

A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority, Mike Richards, said it was a miracle no-one was killed.

Taupo Mayor David Trewavas said the had plane lost power about 1,300m off the ground and the pilot called for the passengers to evacuate.

"All the precautions were taken and they evacuated the plane safely. The plane then crashed into the lake at a place called Loafer's Paradise," Mr Trewavas told the New Zealand Herald.

Roy Clements, chief executive of Skydive Taupo which organised the trip, said in a statement: "A skydiving plane encountered an engine problem shortly after take-off.

"All parachutes including the pilot exited the plane and landed safely," the statement added.

One witness told local media he heard a loud bang and then saw skydivers leaving the plane.

"It sounded like an engine blowing up. It would've been no longer than 15 seconds between the bang and when the skydivers started jumping out of the plane," he told the Herald.

"It was pretty amazing that they could get out, it's amazing that they're safe." - BBC.

Surprise hail storm sends 14 skydivers hurtling to the ground in Melbourne, Australia

Many onlookers ran into the sea to rescue one on the victims who slammed into the water

14 skydivers have been ripped out of the sky by wild winds, with two victims rushed to hospital and 12 others treated by paramedics after the terrifying crash landings.

After a 38-degree sunny day, a fierce storm quickly took hold with the skydivers suddenly facing an intense hail storm and violent winds.

Horrified members of the public looked to the sky as skydivers fell at a rapid pace, battered onto St Kilda beach in Melbourne.


WATCH: The terrifying moment 14 skydivers fall violently through the air.

The skydivers fell through the sky with force, with two crashing into the ocean and another 12 landing across the beach and pier, spread over a wide area.

Senior Paramedic Team Manager, Jo Wilton, said that it was a chaotic scene when they arrived.

During the free fall many were blown across the sky like rag dolls, lucky to escape with only minor injuries.

Gail force winds forced the skydivers to tumble through the air, crashing into the ground or water

The first two survivors were found on St Kilda Pier just after 3pm and were treated by Metropolitan Fire Brigade marine firefighters.

'They were all incredibly lucky. Witnesses say they hit the water or the ground really hard so it could have been a lot worse than what it was,' Senior Paramedic Team Manager Jo Wilton said.

It's understood that two people were sent to Albert Hospital, whilst others were treated at the scene, administered with pain relief and treated for welts and soreness, primarily caused by the hail storm.

'It would have been very frightening for those involved, but they were well cared for at the scene and kept calm.' - Daily Mail.

INFRASTRUCTURE COLLAPSE: Plane Crashes In Southwestern Kentucky, The Federal Aviation Administration Said - Four People Killed; 7-Year-Old "Miracle Girl" Walks Away Unhurt!

Piper PA-34-200T (Image from wikipedia.org)

January 3, 2015 - KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES - As a plane crashed in Kentucky, killing 4 people, a 7-year-old girl managed not only to survive the accident - she walked away from the wreckage and reported the accident to a local resident.

The accident happened when a small Piper PA-34-200T aircraft reported engine trouble and lost contact with air traffic controllers while flying over southwestern Kentucky, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Police officers were alerted after they received a call from a resident in Lyon County, Kentucky, who said a 7-year-old girl walked to his home and reported the crash, Sergeant Dean Patterson of Kentucky State Police said in the official statement.

"This girl came out of the wreckage herself and found the closest residence and reported the plane crash," Patterson said. "It's a miracle in a sense that she survived it, but it's tragic that four others didn't."

The girl, who suffered emotional distress, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while emergency crews headed to the area of the crash and found a small plane.

Police added that investigators on scene “confirm four fatalities at the crash site.” The fatalities account for the pilot and three passengers.

Police released the identities of the deceased, but didn’t comment on their relationship to the girl. - RT.