Residents of house hit by plane in Brooklyn Park safe; no survivors on plane, authorities say
Fire crews and emergency responders responded to the scene of a plane crash at a Brooklyn Park home on Saturday afternoon.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS crews on scene captured video of the crash on the 10700 block of Kyle Avenue North.
During a press conference, Brooklyn Park Fire Chief Shawn Conway said that on Saturday at about 12:22 p.m., the Brooklyn Park Fire Department was dispatched to an aircraft incident.
Officials saw a large column of smoke and a house that was fully involved. As crews worked to put out the fire, they saw aircraft debris within the structure.
Brooklyn Park fire officials say that the fire was brought under control in an hour.
Conway said that they don’t believe there are any survivors of the plane, and it is unclear at this time how many people were on board.
All of the residents of the home and first responders are safe, according to Brooklyn Park fire.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane was a SOCATA TBM7 that had departed from Des Moines International Airport in Iowa and was headed to Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis.
Audio from an Anoka Air Traffic Control communication warned the pilot twice that the plane was flying too low. The plane ended up crashing only eight miles from its destination.
The National Transportation Safety Board released the following statement:
“NTSB is investigating the crash of a Socata TMB 700 airplane on March 29 near Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The preliminary information we have is the plane impacted a residence and experienced a post-crash fire.
“NTSB investigators are en route to the scene and are expected to arrive tomorrow. Once on site, the investigators will begin the process of documenting the scene and examining the aircraft. The aircraft will then be recovered to a secure facility for further evaluation.”
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Gov. Tim Walz says he is aware of the crash and is monitoring the situation.
“My team is in touch with local officials on the scene in Brooklyn Park and we are monitoring the situation closely,” Walz wrote on X. “Grateful to the first responders answering the call.”
“As a city we’re going to do everything we can to wrap our arms around the folks that are affected and support them as much as possible,” said Brooklyn Park Mayor Hollies Winston during the press conference.
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The city of Brooklyn Park is working with Xcel Energy to restore power to affected neighborhoods, with the work expected to be completed at midnight.
Many neighbors were shaken by what happened.
“It’s really scary; you never know it will be the same for this family; just praying for God to give them the strength to go through this,” said neighbor Immaculate Tamunang.
“Haven’t heard anything yet, but will think of them and pray they’re all good,” said another neighbor, Kelly Bier, about the family. “But very shaking, can’t imagine this happening to anybody.”
West Metro, Plymouth, Osseo and Fridley fire departments provided aid. The Red Cross was also called in to assist.
Federal agencies are expected to arrive early Sunday morning to provide further updates.
This is a developing story; check back for updates.
