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This is an archive article published on March 30, 2025
No survivors on board after small plane crashes into house in US’ Minnesota
Fire official said that all the people in the house were safe and exited the structure safely but it wasn’t clear if they exited at the time of the incident or before that.
The US aviation watchdog, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that the plane took off around 12:20pm local time (17:20 BST) before it crashed into a house and caused a fire in Brooklyn Park area. (Photo: Screengrab/ Facebook)
A small plane crashed into a house in Brooklyn Park in US’ Minnesota on Saturday afternoon and caused a fire, with no reported survivors in the crash, officials said.
The US aviation watchdog, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that the plane took off around 12:20pm local time (17:20 BST) before it crashed into a house and caused a fire in Brooklyn Park area.
It wasn’t immediately known how many people were onboard the small plane which crashed but certainly there were no survivors, Brooklyn Park Fire Chief Shawn Conway said at a press briefing on Saturday.
Conway added that all the people in the house were safe and exited the structure safely but it wasn’t clear if they exited at the time of the incident or before that.
The US National Transportation Safety Board has said that it intends to investigate the crash incident but the cause of the plane crash still remains unknown.
My team is in touch with local officials on the scene in Brooklyn Park and we are monitoring the situation closely.
Grateful to the first responders answering the call. https://t.co/D4mGfPIaD6
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) March 29, 2025
The FAA in its statement added that the plane, SOCATA TBM7, took off from Des Moines International Airport in Iowa and was heading to Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis when it crashed at around 12:20pm on Saturday.
Videos related to the crash incident started to surface on social media wherein a home can be seen at the end of a tree-filled yard engulfed in flames. Sirens can also be heard in the background of the video.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, in a post on X said, “My team is in touch with local officials on the scene in Brooklyn Park and we are monitoring the situation closely. Grateful to the first responders answering the call.”
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