Authorities say only 1 person believed to be on plane that crashed in Brooklyn Park home

NTSB during a news conference on Sunday said investigators believe there was only one person inside the plane that crashed into a home in Brooklyn Park Saturday afternoon.

Brooklyn Park Fire Chief Shawn Conway said the agency is handing off the investigation to NTSB.

Tim Sorensen, an Aviation Accident Investigator for NTSB, said the agency got to the scene Sunday morning and is currently in the process of documenting that accident site. Officials will begin recovering the plane Sunday afternoon, he added.

NTSB is investigating all aspects that could have caused the crash including the weather, the pilot’s experience, mechanical issues and maintenance of the aircraft.

The small plane that crashed into a Brooklyn Park home Saturday afternoon took off from Florida before stopping in Des Moines, the Naples Airport (APF) said.

APF added that the owner of the plane was not a tenant at its airport.

Flight records show the plane took off from Naples Airport just before 7:30 a.m. ET. It landed in Des Moines around 11:12 a.m. CDT and was scheduled to arrive at the Anoka County Blaine Airport at 1:15 p.m. CDT.

Brooklyn Park fire officials said on Saturday that they were called to the plane crash around 12:22 p.m. They say they don’t believe anyone on the plane survived but that the homeowners are safe.

Audio from an Anoka Air Traffic Control communication warned the pilot twice that the plane was flying too low. The plane later crashed eight miles from its destination.

West Metro, Plymouth, Osseo and Fridley fire departments provided aid. The Red Cross was also called in to assist.

Power was restored to the area around 1 a.m., Conway said.

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