Plane Crash

Colombian music star Yeison Jiménez is dead after a plane crash in Colombia.

The plane went down Saturday afternoon in the area between Paipa and Duitama, killing all six people on board, according to Colombian officials. The flight was en route to Medellín and crashed shortly after takeoff.

Jiménez's team confirmed his death in a statement posted to Instagram, calling the loss "indescribable" and honoring him not just as an artist, but as a son, brother, and friend who inspired thousands.

Figure skater Maxim Naumov was moved to tears during Thursday’s U.S. Championship ... after he paid tribute to his late parents, who tragically died in the Washington D.C. plane crash nearly a year ago.

Naumov, along with other top skaters, competed at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri ... not only vieing for the Championship, but also a spot on the U.S. Olympic team heading into the 2026 Winter Games.

After nailing his routine, Naumov, holding an old family photo of him with his parents as a three-year-old, patiently waited for his score. When it was finally announced, the 24-year-old became very emotional.

TMZ Sports has obtained the 911 calls made in connection to the fatal plane crash that took the lives of Greg Biffle and his family ... with witnesses documenting the horrific scene in North Carolina last month.

Officials released five calls on Tuesday ... and among the files are several individuals on the line who sounded frantic as they asked for help at the location.

One caller said he was golfing on the nearby course when he saw the Cessna C550 plane carrying Biffle and his family crash into a tree line and move downward. He said there was then a "huge explosion."

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 -- the commercial flight packed full of passengers that mysteriously went missing over the Indian Ocean in 2014 -- is set to resume Tuesday.

The Malaysian Transport Ministry issued a statement earlier this month to announce the UK and U.S.-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity would be conducting intermittent seabed search operations for a period of 55 days.

Ocean Infinity will be searching a nearly 6,000-square-mile portion of the Indian Ocean's seabed during its new operation. The company also struck a contract with the Malaysian government, which will pay Ocean Infinity $70 million ... but only if it finds wreckage, reports The Guardian.

Ocean Infinity previously conducted a search for wreckage in 2018, although nothing was found over a period of three months.

The missing airplane was only an hour into a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing, China, on March 8, 2014, when it suddenly departed from its intended course and disappeared. Most of its 227 passengers were Chinese citizens, and passengers from various other countries, including the United States, France, and Taiwan, were also on board.

Its astounding disappearance resulted in one of the biggest underwater search operations in history being launched, and over 46,000 square miles of the southern Indian Ocean was covered during the search, which ended in January 2017.

One person is dead and another injured after two helicopters crashed into one another above New Jersey on Sunday.

Police Chief Kevin Friel of Hammonton, NJ told media on Sunday ... officers responded to reports of a crash around 11:30 AM ET ... with police and fire crews immediately going about quenching the flames of the crash.

According to the Washington Post, the Federal Aviation Administration has described the crash as a midair collision between an Enstrom F-28A helicopter and Enstrom 280C helicopter above Hammonton Municipal Airport.

Greg Biffle and his wife sent their holiday card in the mail before they died in a fatal plane crash ... and the season's greeting is just now showing up in mailboxes of relatives and friends.

One of Biffle's friends, a restaurant owner in North Carolina named Ron Herbert, says he checked his mail Sunday and found a holiday card from the Biffles.

Herbert shared the card on social media ... and it shows Greg, wife Cristina, his daughter Emma, and their son Ryder in matching outfits -- blue jeans and white shirts -- smiling and laughing in front of flocked Christmas trees.

Five people are dead and one person was missing after a plane crashed into Galveston Bay off the coast of Texas Monday afternoon. Two people survived.

The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed it received a report of a plane crash west of the Galveston Causeway about 3:30 PM Monday, according to KTRK-TV. The Coast Guard launched a boat and a helicopter to look for the survivor, assisted by several local agencies.

Mexican officials stated the plane belonged to the Mexican Navy and was on a mission with the Michou y Mau Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing transport for pediatric burn patients from Mexico to Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston, located just over 50 miles from Houston. At least one child was on board ... no further information was immediately available.

The plane, which was carrying four navy officers and four passengers, was reportedly operating in heavy fog and "experienced an accident" prior to the crash.

While five people were confirmed dead and one was left unaccounted for, two people were recovered alive. Their conditions were not immediately disclosed.

One survivor was pulled from the water by a Good Samaritan who'd been boating on Galveston Bay.

Horrifying new video shows the precise moment a plane carrying NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family crashed and exploded in flames Thursday, killing everyone on board.

Security footage captured the corporate jet turning into a ball of fire as it crash-landed near a runway at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. The aircraft was scheduled to fly to Florida, but not long after takeoff, it turned back to the airport before crashing.

As you can see from the clip, the plane was reduced to what looks like a burning oil slick with black smoke rising into the sky. All seven people on the plane died, including Biffle, his wife, Cristina and two children -- Emma, 14, and Ryder, 5.

Late NASCAR star Greg Biffle's wife, Cristina, sent her mom an alarming message minutes before they died in a plane crash.

Cristina Biffle texted her mother, "We're in trouble," according to PEOPLE.

Greg's mother-in-law, Cathy Grossu, told the outlet that's all she heard from her daughter before the plane crash ... and she says the family is "devastated" and "brokenhearted."

2:06 PM PT -- Greg Biffle and wife Cristina Biffle died, along with Greg's daughter Emma -- who he had with his ex-wife Nicole Lunders -- and Greg and Cristina's 2-year-old son Ryder. Dennis Dutton, his son Jack Dutton, and Craig Wadsworth were also killed.

Their families released a joint statement, reading in part ...

"We are devastated by the loss of our loved ones. This tragedy has left all of our families heartbroken beyond words," the statement said. "Each of them meant everything to us, and their absence leaves an immeasurable void in our lives."

The statement continued ... "We ask for privacy, compassion and understanding as we grieve and begin to process this unimaginable loss. We are grateful for the kindness and support that has been extended to our families during this incredibly difficult time."

Legendary NASCAR driver Greg Biffle is among the dead after a fiery plane crash in North Carolina ... TMZ Sports has confirmed.

The Cessna C550, a light private jet registered to a company owned by the star driver, crash landed near a runway at Statesville Regional Airport on Thursday morning, 26 minutes after the aircraft took off from the same air strip, killing the 55-year-old and others onboard.

The plane was originally scheduled to travel to Florida, but the Cessna seemed to turn back towards the airport just minutes into the flight.

Garrett Mitchell, aka YouTuber Cleetus McFarland, says Biffle and his family were traveling to spend the day with him, but tragically never made it.

A private jet reportedly crashed in North Carolina Thursday morning, leaving multiple people dead.

According to local news station WBTV, the plane -- a Cessna C550 -- exploded in a massive fireball after crashing at Statesville Regional Airport, about 50 miles north of Charlotte.

The FAA confirmed the plane went down while attempting to land at approximately 10:20 AM ET.

Business records indicate the jet was owned by a company affiliated with retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, WBTV reports. Local news outlets are reporting Biffle and his wife died in the crash, citing social media posts from a colleague and from one of his brands ... TMZ is working to confirm.

Hulk Hogan's death came as a shock to the world ... and to our newsroom, where we were shooting one of our TV shows when the Sports Department learned the news. We later learned the WWE star died from a heart attack.

We dove more deeply into Hulk's life and death in our documentary "TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan" ... available to stream on Hulu.

Diddy dodged a bullet when he was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering ... charges that could've landed him a life sentence in federal prison.

The music mogul's still doing time for his two Mann Act convictions ... but, check out this clip of our newsroom as the decision was announced -- complete and utter shock!

We were also live-streaming when Diddy received 50 months in federal prison ... even though it seemed like Judge Arun Subramanian might give him a whole lot more time behind bars.

Still hyping yourself up to go skydiving? This might just kill the vibe. A skydiver’s parachute got snagged on a plane’s tail at 15,000 feet ... and the whole thing is a wild watch!

It happened in North Queensland, Australia ... when the guy’s reserve-chute handle snagged on a partially extended wing flap as he jumped ... and boom, it deployed mid-exit, leaving him flailing helplessly like a rag doll in a wind tunnel.

According to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, the guy damaged the plane’s left stabilizer ... and the pilot, not knowing there was a whole human dangling off the tail, felt the aircraft suddenly pitch up. Thinking it had stalled, he shoved the controls forward and hit the gas to steady things.

An aircraft crash-landed right on top of the unsuspecting driver of a Toyota Camry on I-95 in Brevard County, Florida, Monday night ... and the whole thing was captured on camera.

Everyone survived, and there were no serious injuries in the incident, according to local news outlet WESH-TV.

Watch the video ... the plane soars into frame and perches right on top of the car while the vehicle is travelling at full speed in the middle lane. The plane absolutely crushes the midsize sedan, bounces off of it, and continues its skid, sending sparks flying until it finally comes to a halt in a cloud of smoke.

A pilot flying an Indian combat plane tragically died in front of a large crowd at an air show in Dubai ... and the chilling moment was caught on camera.

The jet went down Friday during a demonstration flight ... after the pilot made several passes over the air show grounds.

In the shocking video ... the pilot appears to lose control and the combat plane suddenly takes a nose dive and bursts into flames as it hits the ground.

New images from the deadly UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky show the left engine exploding during takeoff ... and the blast sparked a massive fireball.

Check out these photos that were just released by NTSB investigators ... the plane is taking off and a fireball appears on the left wing.

The engine rockets upwards, detaching as the explosion and the fireball keep getting bigger as the plane lifts off.