- A single-engine turboprop plane crashed into a suburban Minneapolis home on Saturday, killing the pilot and starting a fire that engulfed the house.
- The plane, a Socata TBM 700, was registered to U.S. Bank executive Terry Dolan, who is believed to have been the pilot, though authorities have not confirmed his death.
- The plane departed from Des Moines International Airport and was headed to Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis when it crashed six minutes before its scheduled landing time.
Federal authorities arrived in Minnesota on Sunday to start their investigation into a small plane that departed from Des Moines and crashed into a suburban Minneapolis home on Saturday. Investigators said the crash killed all aboard the single-engine turboprop plane and the crash engulfed the house in flames.
The Socata TBM 700 plane crashed in Brooklyn Park around 12:22 p.m. Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The aircraft departed Des Moines International Airport and was headed to Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis, according to the agency.
There were no survivors in the plane, Brooklyn Park Fire Chief Shawn Conway said Saturday. Investigators believe one person, the pilot, was on board the aircraft, but did not release any names on Sunday.
Who was on board the plane?
The plane was registered to U.S. Bank executive Terry Dolan, the company told USA TODAY Sunday.
“At this time, the medical examiner’s office has not been able to confirm whether he was on board, but we believe he was,” company spokesperson Jeffrey Shelman told USA TODAY. “Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family and friends, and anyone who may have been affected by yesterday’s tragic incident.”
Dolan was named chief administration officer of U.S. Bancorp in 2023, according to the company’s website.
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Where did the airplane depart?
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.
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. The plane crashed six minutes before its scheduled landing time.
Officials do not know if any additional passengers boarded the flight while it stopped in Des Moines.
What is happening with the crash investigation?
Tim Sorensen, an aviation accident investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, said he arrived in Minnesota on Sunday to begin documenting the site.
“We will begin recovering the aircraft later this afternoon, and the aircraft will be taken to a secure location where a more detailed examination will be conducted,” he said during a press conference on Sunday.
Investigators will also look at the weather, the background experience of the pilot, the status of the aircraft, the maintenance of the aircraft, and other factors that could have caused the crash.
“The investigation is just getting started. We don’t have a lot of answers right now,” Sorensen said.
Sorensen said the fire caused “significant damage” to the plane.
A preliminary report should come out in 10 to 14 days, he said.
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Who owns the aircraft?
The plane is registered to DGW Enterprises in Edina, Minnesota.
What happened to the house the plane crashed into?
Officials said the plane landed on the roof of the home in Brooklyn Park and engulfed the home in flames upon impact.
There was one resident in the home at the time who was able to escape and sustained no injuries, Conway said.
(This article was updated with new information.)
Kyle Werner at the Des Moines Register and John Bacon and Karissa Waddick from USA TODAY contributed to this article.
