Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence has escaped without injury following a terrifying flight that saw her private plane suffer double engine failure, forcing pilots to make an emergency landing.

The 26-year-old was travelling from her native hometown on Louisville, Kentucky, where she had been visiting family, when the first engine failed at 31,000 feet.

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Pilots made the decision to divert to Buffalo, New York just in time, as the second engine cut out during the dash to safety.

Upon, landing, a host of emergency vehicles attended the flight.

E! Online report that representatives for the actress — who won the Best Actress Oscar in 2013 for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook — confirm that she is unhurt following the incident.

Fearless battle with anxiety

Lawrence, known as a strong-willed, independent figure, akin to Katniss Everdeen — the heroine she played in her breakthrough role within The Hunger Games franchise — previously admitted a battle with anxiety.

Speaking to The New York Times, she revealed she grappled with the problem as a teenager, fighting the battle with a therapist and prescription medication.

This experience has helped Lawrence deal with the stress of being a public figure, and likely helped her during the in-flight drama.

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Jennifer Lawrence is 'fine' following the scargy incident on a private flight Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Discussing her coping mechanisms for dealing with intense media attention as a celebrity, she said: "I find a certain peace by thinking of me in public as sort of an avatar self. You out there can have the avatar me. I can keep me. And I just try to acknowledge that this scrutiny is stressful, and that anyone would find it stressful".

The star recently evidenced her self-assured nature by refusing to apologise for footage that showed her briefly pole dancing on a night out with friends.

Taking to Facebook she wrote: "Look, nobody wants to be reminded that they tried to dance on a stripper pole by the internet.

"It was one of my best friend's birthdays and I dropped my paranoia guard for one second to have fun. I'm not going to apologize, I had a BLAST that night."