A terrifying plane crash in Brazil was caught on camera -- and the footage is as shocking as it gets.
A small aircraft went down in the Northeast region of Belo Horizonte ... slamming straight into a building in a fiery, heart-stopping moment that played out in real time. Video shows the plane descending fast before it suddenly clips the structure and explodes on impact.
It's unclear if it was intentional or not ... the scene flips instantly to chaos ... debris flying, smoke billowing and witnesses scrambling as the aircraft disappears into the building.
A bread deliveryman driving a tractor-trailer collided with a commercial airliner and SURVIVED with only a few scratches and his load of bread undamaged, according to authorities.
And get this ... The almost impossible to imagine incident was captured on video, which shows the moment of impact as the driver is cruising along the New Jersey Turnpike in Newark Sunday afternoon.
As you can see, the driver starts looking around confused when he hears the plane about to make contact with his tractor-trailer from above. There's a loud sound from the plane's engines followed by one of the landing wheels crashing into the tractor's roof, causing serious damage.
Charlotte Jørgensen is counting her blessings after cheating death in last week's deadly Air Canada crash, and she's giving all the credit to the pilots who didn't make it out alive.
The former "Dancing with the Stars" pro revealed in an Instagram post she was on board Air Canada Flight 8646 when it slammed into a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport on March 22 ... a crash that killed captain Antoine Forest and first officer Mackenzie Gunther.
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Jørgensen said she had just wrapped a "fabulous weekend in Montreal" before boarding the flight, not knowing it would turn into a life-altering ordeal.
New video of the 2025 Washington D.C. plane crash shows the commercial jet and Army helicopter flying straight towards each other ... moments before the explosive collision.
The new footage is horrifying to watch -- showing American Airlines flight 5342 and an Army "Black Hawk" chopper burst into flames in the mid-air crash that killed all 67 people onboard both aircrafts.
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What's also scary is new documents obtained by 60 Minutes reveal that there were two other near-collisions in D.C. between planes and military helicopters ... just the day before the January 29 incident.
Three people were killed Thursday in a helicopter crash at Kalalau Beach on Kauai, Hawaii ... multiple agencies report the chopper crashed into the ocean near the beach around 3:45 PM.
Officials say the helicopter was operated by Airborne Aviation -- a doors-off thrill-seeker helicopter tour company -- according to the Kauai Police Department.
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Officials say 4 passengers and 1 pilot were on board ... and the 2 survivors were taken to Wilcox Medical Center in Lihue.
Rebecca Liquori -- a surviving passenger on the Air Canada plane that collided with a fire truck on the runway at LaGuardia Airport this week -- can't get the sound of people screaming out of her head ... as she focuses on healing from the near-death experience.
TMZ caught up with Rebecca Thursday, just days after the pilots of her plane were killed in the crash ... and she walked us through her thoughts, from the moment the plane came to a crashing halt, to the moment she deboarded to discover its entire front had been torn off.
Watch the clip ... she tells us it was chaos when the plane hit the truck -- passengers were screaming and they had no instructions from the crew -- one of whom was ejected, landing on the tarmac.
Rebecca is a nurse, and her instincts quickly took over as she opened the emergency door and helped fellow passengers out. She notes despite the panic, passengers came together with a "herd mentality" to help everyone exit the aircraft safely.
A horrible collision between an airplane and a fire truck on the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport claimed the lives of 2 pilots overnight ... and there's now video being shared of the incident.
🚨 HORROR FOOTAGE: Video shows Air Canada Flight AC8646 colliding with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport.
Both pilots are dead. Dozens of passengers and two on the truck were injured.
Dozens of passengers were injured. Officials say the Air Canada Express regional jet landing in Queens early Monday collided with a Port Authority fire truck. The plane left Montreal, Canada Sunday night.
10:22 AM PT -- There's now video being shared of the incident.
A collision between a plane and a fire truck on the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport overnight killed two pilots and injured dozens of people, according to authorities.
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Officials say the Air Canada Express regional jet collided with a Port Authority fire truck while landing in Queens early Monday after departing from Montreal, Canada on Sunday night.
ATC.com audio captured the moments leading up to the tragedy, with the fire truck initially receiving permission to cross the runway. But then an air traffic controller abruptly says, “Stop, Truck 1, stop!” Seconds later, a controller adds, “Jazz 646, I see you collided with a vehicle.”
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s ex-boyfriend Michael Bergin is finally speaking out about his portrayal in the new FX series "Love Story" … sorta.
Bergin was spotted out in L.A. Friday morning and was asked about the rumor that John F. Kennedy Jr. was jealous of the relationship Bergin and Bessette had prior to her marriage to John Jr. ... he shrugged off the question, implying he has no idea.
Maxim Naumov turned his Olympic debut into a powerful tribute … honoring his late parents while competing on the biggest stage of his life.
The 24-year-old Team USA figure skater finally lived out the dream he once shared with his mom and dad -- stepping onto Olympic ice on Tuesday while carrying their memory with him every step of the way.
Naumov arrived at the Olympics with far more on his shoulders than just medals and scores nearly a year after losing his parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova. They were among 67 people who lost their lives when a United States Army Black Hawk helicopter collided mid-air with an American Airlines jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025.
And he delivered.
Naumov skated with emotion and precision in his Olympic short program, posting a season-best 85.65 -- then brought a photo of his parents into the kiss-and-cry … the same picture of him stepping onto the ice as a baby that’s followed him throughout the season.
Those close to the skating world say the Olympics represented the ultimate shared goal for the Naumov family -- one Maxim never imagined reaching without his parents by his side.
After earning his Olympic spotat the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Naumov made it clear that resilience has been his driving force through grief, pressure and doubt.
A local TV news meteorologist died in a plane crash Tuesday ... the plane he was in crashed into an icy river near Emmett, Idaho, about 30 miles northwest of Boise.
KBOI-TVconfirmed the station's chief meteorologist, Roland Steadham, was on the plane. The other person on the plane was also killed ... that person's identity hasn't been released.
The Gem County Sheriff's Office said in a statementSteadham's plane clipped a power line before crashing into ice on the river.
A large-scale power outage was caused by the power line being hit by the plane ... power's since been restored to the area around the crash, according to KTVB-TV.
It wasn't specified if Steadham was flying the plane when the incident occurred ... and the cause of the crash is currently under investigation. Investigators found GoPro cameras in the plane's wreckage, which may have been recording during the crash, reports KIVI-TV.
Steadham, who worked as a meteorologist for 35 years, had racked up more than 3,000 flight hours as a pilot. He'd visited an aviation class at Payette River Regional Technical Academy and spoke about his love for flying just a week before the crash.
Seven people were killed when a plane turned upside down after taking off from Bangor International Airport and immediately crashed about 236 miles north of Boston, in Maine on Sunday evening.
The FAA tells TMZ ... the Bombardier Challenger 650 crashed as it was taking off from Bangor International Airport in Maine around 7:45 PM local time on Sunday, Jan. 25. Eight people were on board.
One crew member survived the crash with serious injuries, WABI-TVreports.
The FAA and NTSB are currently investigating the incident ... the NTSB says preliminary information shows the plane crashed after departure and experienced a post-impact fire, according to the Associated Press.
Controllers and pilots at the airport had been talking about low visibility and deicing in the minutes before the crash occurred, according to audio obtained from LiveATC.net ... it wasn't clear if the pilots of the crashed plane had been speaking to controllers.
A controller was heard clearing a pilot for takeoff, and all traffic on the field was stopped about two minutes later. Another controller was reportedly heard saying the aircraft was upside down moments afterward.
The Bombardier Challenger 650 involved in the crash was registered to a law firm based in Houston, Texas, reports KHOU-TV.
The crash took place during the ongoing winter storm affecting much of the nation ... it's worth mentioning nearly 12,600 flights were cancelled on Sunday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com.
Looks like the Israeli Air Force is down a Black Hawk helicopter ... because one of their choppers fell from the sky and crashed while being airlifted ... and it's all on video.
Footage shows another, larger helicopter towing an IAF UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter through the air when the harnesses appear to suddenly fail ... sending the Black Hawk into a nosedive before it crashes to the ground.
Just weeks after Greg Biffle, his family, and others were tragically killed in a North Carolina plane crash, burglars broke into his home -- and stole $30K in cash.
The Iredell County Sheriff's Office says deputies were dispatched to the Biffle residence around 6 PM on January 8 for a possible break-in.
They reported that a backpack and $30,000 in cash were missing from the home.
No arrests have been made in connection with the theft, and the investigation is still ongoing.
Figure skater Maxim Naumov'stribute to his parents during the U.S. Figure Skating Championship was deeply emotional ... and the 24-year-old spoke about the tear-jerking moment on Wednesday -- saying he wishes they were by his side as the judges read his final scores.
Naumov met with the media at The Skating Club of Boston after being named to the U.S. Olympic team over the weekend ... and spoke on honoring his parents as he pursued his goals of reaching the most prestigious stage in sports.
Maxim's parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, were tragically killed when their American Airlines flight collided with a military aircraft over the Potomac River while on approach to Ronald Reagan International Airport ... an incident that took the lives of 14 members of the U.S. skating community.
Now that Maxim isbound for Italy for the Winter Olympics ... what are his thoughts as he gears up to represent his country after everything he endured over the past year?
Figure skater Maxim Naumov made his dream come true when he made the U.S. Olympic team Sunday ... but the accomplishment was bittersweet, as it came one year after losing his parents to a catastrophic plane crash.
Naumov grew up following in his parents' footsteps ... Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, competed for Russia, becoming world champions in pairs figure skating in 1994.
Wanting the best for their son, they shared advice and talked to him about what it would take for him to join them in Olympic glory while supporting him last year at the 2025 U.S. championships in Wichita, Kansas.
