- A single-engine plane crashed in a residential area of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon.
- The plane took off from Des Moines International Airport and was headed to an airport north of Minneapolis.
- There were no survivors of the crash, but the number of passengers is unknown.
- The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash.
A plane that departed from Des Moines International Airport crashed on its way to an airport north of Minneapolis Saturday afternoon.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed in a statement to the Des Moines Register that the plane departed from the Des Moines International Airport. The plane was on its way to the Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis when it crashed at 12:22 p.m.
According to FlightAware, the single-prop plane flew from Naples, Florida, and stopped in Des Moines at around 10:30 a.m. The plane took off 45 minutes later. It crashed six minutes before its scheduled landing time.
The Des Moines International Airport did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Register.
The Socata TBM 700 left Des Moines International Airport at 11:12 a.m. and was scheduled to land in Blaine sometime between 12:11 p.m. and 12:28 p.m., according to the FAA and flight records. The northern flight path was about 280 miles.
Local news outlets in Minnesota reported a small aircraft crashed in a residential area of Brooklyn Park, a city just north of Minneapolis, Saturday. Witnesses told local station KARE 11 that the crash started a fire at a home at a local home.
One neighbor told the Star Tribune they believed the residents of the home were on vacation.
The Tribune also reported the plane was registered to DGW Enterprises in Edina, Minnesota.
There were no survivors in the plane, Brooklyn Park Fire Chief Shawn Conway announced at an afternoon press conference. Conway said he did not know how many people were on the plane or their identities.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
An update on the crash is expected tonight, Conway said during the conference.
This is a developing news story.
Kyle Werner is a reporter for the Register. Reach him at [email protected].
