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5:30 PM PT -- New reports claim 6 people were aboard the small plane before its crash in Philadelphia ... including 2 pilots, 2 doctors, a patient and a family member.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy confirmed the number to 6ABC.

Emergency responders are working to put out flames in northeast Philadelphia after a small plane crashed down on Friday evening ... leaving a chaotic aftermath and a number of suspected casualties.

It's currently unclear what caused the crash, which took place after 6 PM near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard in the region ... but police have shared that 2 people were onboard the aircraft when it plummeted down.

The status of the passengers is unknown at this time.

Heart-wrenching videos of Ian Epstein, one of the American Airlines flight attendants who tragically died in the Washington, D.C. plane crash, are going viral – and the devastating impact of his loss is really hitting home.

The clip shows Ian entertaining passengers on past flights, cracking jokes, making witty remarks, and even singing and dancing down the aisle -- his family tells TMZ he died doing what he loved.

His family said he loved his career because he truly enjoyed traveling and meeting new people -- something that's clearly evident in the clips flooding online ... featuring him brightening the cabin with his humor and personality.

John Erwin, the voice of several well-known TV characters from the 1960s through the '80s ... including He-Man and Morris The Cat ... has died, TMZ has learned.

Erwin's rep tells TMZ John passed away from natural causes on December 20, 2024, in his California home ... but the information is just coming out now.

John was from Cambridge, Massachusetts, and spent most of his career in voice work for animation roles. He voiced the character Reggie Mantle on "The Archie Show" in the late '60s.

An OnlyFans porn star’s hotel balcony threesome in Brazil took a tragic turn when she plunged to her death.

Anna Beatriz Pereira Alves -- AKA "Anna Polly" -- was found dead in the ground-floor courtyard of the upscale Mont Blanc Apart Hotel, just northwest of Rio de Janeiro, last week ... according to The Sun.

Brazilian authorities are digging into details of her death ... as her two male scene partners are telling totally different stories about what went down during their wild filmed hookup.

We've only scratched the surface of the impact the Washington, D.C. plane crash has had on the figure skating community ... especially as new victims are identified in the wake of the catastrophe.

Jinna Han, a 13-year-old figure skater from Mansfield, Mass., has been identified among the 67 people tragically killed in Wednesday night's midair collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter.

Jinna had been traveling with 16-year-old Spencer Lane, a fellow skater from the prominent Skating Club of Boston, as well as their respective mothers, Jin Han and Christine Lane.

14 people died and dozens of others were injured during the New Year's Day terror attack in New Orleans ... and now, as the NFL rolls into town for the Super Bowl, an organization made up of football wives is doing something awesome for the surviving family members.

The Off The Field NFL Wives Organization, co-founded by Sherice Brown, Tim Brown's wife, Ashley Brown, Ray Brown's wife, and Romonda Jordan, wife of Randy Jordan, will host a fashion show on February 7, themed "A Legacy of Strength and Resilience," at Canal Place.

The event will not only feature 50 WAGs of active and retired NFL players walking the runway ... but the family members of some of the people killed or injured during the terror attack will also model the clothes in front of the crowd!

The Federal Aviation Administration says staffing levels were below the "normal" amount when the deadly plane crash occurred over Washington, D.C. ... and, it looks like it was a decision made by a supervisor.

The New York Times -- citing an anonymous source -- says an air traffic control supervisor combined the responsibilities of handling both helicopters and plane flight paths before the usual time ... though it's currently not clear why.

Basically, before 9:30 PM, Reagan Washington National Airport has two controllers -- one to handle the choppers and the other to handle the airplanes -- and, after 9:30 they transition to only one person because traffic lessens significantly.

New video of the Washington, D.C. plane catastrophe shows a crystal clear, up-close view of the moment of impact between the commercial jet and the Army helicopter -- and the images are downright shocking.

CNN obtained 2 clips of the Black Hawk colliding with the American Airlines plane over the Potomac River Wednesday night, killing 67 people in total. The outlet reports cell phones recorded the footage from surveillance cameras that captured the tragic incident.

In the first video, the helicopter is moving rapidly toward the plane before they collide in midair, triggering a massive fireball. You then see the wreckage rain down into the river below.

A flight to Reagan National Airport was forced to abort its initial landing due to helicopter activity in the D.C. area ... one day before the catastrophic crash that left dozens dead.

Check out the video ... Republic Airways Flight 4514 is clearly on a smooth track from Connecticut and begins its descent ... and then abruptly circles around before touching down.

In an audio recording published by LiveATC.net, air traffic control is heard warning the pilot ... "There’s a helicopter over Georgetown northbound 300 feet."

Dick Button, America's first Olympic gold medalist in figure skating, is dead, and the legend's passing comes on what was already a dark day for the sport.

Button died Thursday in the Upstate New York town of North Salem ... according to his children, who first confirmed his death in the Washington Post.

Perhaps no one in history's had more of an impact on U.S. figure skating than DB, who first dominated as a competitor in the 1940s and 1950s ... and then became a longtime broadcaster covering the sport around the world.

We're learning more about the sudden death of comedian Ken Flores, who died at age 28 in his L.A. home Wednesday ... he had been dealing with heart issues, and tragically, he had been actively trying to get healthy before he died.

Law enforcement and sources close to Flores tell TMZ ... Ken had been suffering from congestive heart failure for a long time, and had been in and out of hospitals over the last two years.

Ken had been losing weight and trying to get healthy ... but we're told he had been using oxygen -- and oxygen tanks were found in his residence yesterday.

Nancy Kerrigan was unable to contain her emotions while speaking about the tragic American Airlines crash that claimed the lives of nearly 70 people, including a contingency of U.S. ice skaters who just wrapped up a big competition in the Midwest.

The U.S. ice skating legend spoke Thursday during a press event at the Skating Club of Boston -- where some of the late skaters trained -- and Kerrigan was clearly heartbroken.

"We’ve been through tragedies before as Americans, as people, and we are strong," Nancy said. "I guess it’s how we respond to it, and my response is to be with people I care about and love, and I needed support."

"The Voice" alum Ryan Whyte Maloney fatally shot himself in Las Vegas over a heated argument with his fiancée about her jacket, according to the police report.

Cops say the incident began in the early morning Tuesday when Maloney -- who was apparently drunk -- got into it with his fiancée in their car after leaving the New York-New York Hotel and Casino.

Per the report, the fiancée told police they were driving home when she peppered Ryan with questions about whether he had her jacket.

The legendary singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull, who sang alongside and hung out with many famous rockers in the 1960s British Invasion and beyond, has died.

Faithfull sang "As Tears Go By," a hit single written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards the Rolling Stones later recorded themselves -- and was Jagger's girlfriend, which broke up her marriage at the time.

She sang backup on Beatles tracks, and worked with music industry luminaries including Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, PJ Harvey, Dolly Parton, Beck, and more. She was even featured on a Metallica song in 1997.

The American Airlines pilots killed in the tragic Washington, D.C. crash have been identified.

First Officer Sam Lilley, 28, died alongside 34-year-old Captain Jonathan Campos in the mid-air collision with a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday night.

Lilley’s dad, Timothy, confirmed his son's death to FOX 5 Atlanta. Sam, who was recently engaged, was following in his dad's pilot footsteps, and was months away from being promoted to captain.

Zayn Malik had a very special guest in attendance at his recent show in Los Angeles ... his ex-One Direction bandmate and former frenemy, Louis Tomlinson.

The "Pillowtalk" singer confirmed Louis' presence at his concert at the Shrine Expo Hall in L.A. Wednesday night, when he shouted out his ex-bandmate ... calling LT's presence at the show "kind of special."

He announced ... "An old friend of mine is here supporting me tonight. He’s sitting somewhere here. I don’t want to give his location away, but Louis is here tonight."