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8:43 AM PT -- A FAA spokesperson tells TMZ ... A Cessna 310 crashed around 10:20 a.m. local time on Friday, April 11, after departing from Boca Raton Airport in Florida. Three people were on board. The plane was headed to Tallahassee International Airport. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate. The NTSB will lead the investigation and provide any updates.

A small plane crashed into a car in Florida, sparking an inferno ... and the fiery aftermath is all on video.

Authorities tell TMZ ... a single-engine plane crashed into a car at 10:12 AM ET Friday in Boca Raton.

The crash happened near a busy intersection along Interstate 95... close to Boca Raton Airport, about 50 miles north of Miami.

Jo Koy is recalling the moment his international flight needed to make an emergency landing after an electrical fire filled the cabin with smoke ... and he says his son helped his family stay calm with a perfectly timed joke.

We got the comedian at LAX and he told us about his scary situation on his most recent flight ... a long journey from the Philippines to Los Angeles that required an unplanned stop in Japan early Thursday.

Jo says he was trying to sleep when he started noticing smoke and heard flight crew running around, slamming overhead compartments ... and he knew something was wrong.

The helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River was literally falling apart in mid-air ... with a new angle of the incident showing multiple mechanical pieces flying off the chopper into the river.

Watch the clip -- recorded by CCTV cameras -- of the Thursday afternoon crash ... the helicopter is flying along when what appear to be huge pieces of machinery, probably the rotor blades, come off, plummeting toward the Hudson and causing the helicopter to fall like a stone from the sky.

While the majority of the helicopter causes a huge splash, the other pieces cause smaller disturbances in the water -- though, these pieces of the helicopter must have been quite large to cause such splashes.

The helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon -- killing all six passengers -- was en route to its base to refuel, the tour company's CEO revealed.

New York Helicopter Tour CEO Michael Roth told the Telegraph the pilot, whose identity remains unknown, confirmed they were heading back to base for gas, adding ... "It should have taken him about three minutes to arrive, but 20 minutes later, he didn’t arrive."

The chopper plummeted into the Hudson just off Jersey City, N.J. at 3:15 PM local time. Though a rescue mission commenced immediately, no survivors were pulled from the craft.

A helicopter plummeted from the skies above New York City on Thursday, crashing into the Hudson River -- and the terrifying incident was caught on video.

Multiple people have been killed, according to various local reports. Several shocked eyewitnesses recorded the chopper on video -- a portion of it can be seen at the surface of the water .... while the rest appeared to be submerged.

According to police, the helicopter came down near Pier 40 at Hudson River Park, but closer to the New Jersey side of the river, shortly after 3 PM local time.

More air-traffic control problems at Reagan National Airport ... a couple members of Congress say their plane just clipped wings with another commercial jet on the tarmac ... and this is the same airport where a Blackhawk helicopter crashed into an American Airlines jet in January.

The incident happened Thursday on the runway in Washington, D.C. ... with New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer saying another plane struck the wing of the plane he was traveling on while waiting to take off.

New York Rep. Nick LaLota says he was aboard one of the planes as well ... he says they were stationary on the runway at DCA when "another plane just bumped into our wing," and he shared a photo from his window seat.

A trans military helicopter pilot says she's the victim of a right-wing defamatory attack by a popular social media influencer ... just minutes after a Black Hawk helicopter crashed into an American Airlines jet ... killing all 67 people on board both aircrafts.

Jo Ellis is a Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the Virginia Army National Guard claims in a new lawsuit, she was smeared as the pilot involved in the tragic crash. Ellis says Matt Wallace, an influencer with 2.3 million followers, posted her picture and claimed she was the pilot of the doomed Black Hawk, alleging it was a "trans terror attack."

Wallace claimed Ellis intentionally crashed the chopper into the jet due to her "depression" and "Gender Dysphoria."

Kanye West is still traveling alone ... saying hello to some onlookers in Japan -- without Bianca Censori by his side.

The rapper was walking through Bvlgari -- a hotel in Tokyo -- when he flashed a peace sign for someone snapping a pic.

He's decked out in black here ... seemingly in a fine mood -- though he's still spending his trip all by himself. Last week, we got a pic of Kanye leaving a store in Tokyo, head down.

Paul Walker's daughter is living her best life south of the border ... and she's blessing us with some bikini photos from her oceanfront vacation.

Meadow Rain Walker is down in Los Cabos, Mexico ... soaking up the rays in an itsy bitsy piece of swimwear.

Check out the photos ... Meadow is kicking back at her beachfront resort in a black bikini, showing off her toned figure and a couple tattoos near the edge of her bikini bottoms.

1:51 PM PT -- The resort is now saying the initial report of high levels of carbon monoxide in the Gardners's room was inaccurate ... as that was only the case in the "mechanical room" that is not available to guests.

"The levels in the hotel room were non-existent and non-lethal," the resort said in a statement to TMZ Sports.

The Costa Rican hotel where Brett Gardner's family vacationed is taking precautions amid the investigation into Miller's death ... with officials telling TMZ Sports it has blocked off their room from the public as officials look into whether carbon monoxide played a factor in the tragedy.

Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) director Rándall Zúñiga revealed in a press conference that high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest resort room the Gardners reserved during their trip ... and noted a "specialized machine room" was located next to their reserved space, which could have led to contamination.

The resort tells us it will continue to cooperate with the investigation ... but "out of an abundance of caution, the room in question has been blocked until further notice."

Lauren Sanchez is going to have a lot more than '27 Dresses' to choose from ... 'cause it looks like she's finally putting together her custom wedding gown -- going out to Milan to do it!

The former entertainment reporter and her soon-to-be husband Jeff Bezos hit up the iconic Dolce & Gabbana store Saturday ... spending a couple hours inside the luxury brand's store.

Check out the pics ... the two were shot leaving the store in sleek attire -- Bezos in the all-black 'fit and Sanchez wearing a gray coat over her black top.

There was another airplane disaster Saturday in the United States ... this time, a small jet plummeted from the skies over Minnesota, crashing into a house and killing everyone on board, according to authorities.

And it was all caught on video ... Ring Camera footage captured the light aircraft doing a nosedive before dropping out of frame. You then hear the loud impact as the plane slams into the home in Brooklyn Park, MN.

Other video shows the aftermath of the crash with the house engulfed in flames as fire trucks arrive on scene.

Sydney Sweeney has dropped a fresh batch of sizzling vacation pics -- all with zero signs of fiancé Jonathan Davino in sight ... once again.

Breakup buzz continued heating up as Sydney served some seriously stylish IG snaps Friday -- rocking a flirty, off-the-shoulder pink minidress that flaunted her holiday glow and single-girl energy.

Sydney didn’t tag her location, but those effortless beachy waves all but confirm she’s still living her best vacay life -- most likely continuing that epic African safari girls’ trip.

Astronaut Mae Jemison is giving advice to Lauren Sanchez and Gayle King ahead of their upcoming mission to space ... and she tells us the final frontier is going to flip their world upside down.

We got Dr. Jemison Friday in New York City and our photog asked her what Lauren and Gayle should know about space before blasting off in a Blue Origin rocket.

Mae, who in 1992 became the first woman of color to go to space, tells us preparation is key ... but so is perspective.

Kanye West is all about Tokyo being his happy place -- 'cause TMZ has learned he traveled there last week after a particularly rough stretch of online meltdowns in L.A.

Multiple sources tell TMZ ... Kanye flew to Tokyo late last week to decompress -- and as soon as he got there, he instantly calmed down after all of those controversial, offensive rants he spewed on social media last week.

We’re told Los Angeles can be a trigger for Kanye in the entertainment industry capital ... but when he's in Tokyo, he feels completely disconnected and calm.

A large fire erupted near London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday, causing a massive power outage and shutting down one of Europe's busiest travel hubs for at least 24 hours, according to authorities.

Dramatic video posted online shows the thick flames raging inside an electrical substation close to the airport with smoke billowing into the sky.