MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A small plane crashed into a house in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, around 12:20 p.m. on Saturday, engulfing the residence in flames and prompting swift action from firefighters.
Dramatic videos shared on social media capture the burning home consumed by a fierce fireball, thick smoke billowing into the sky as firefighters ordered nearby residents to evacuate. The home was left charred within minutes, and authorities confirmed that no one inside the house was injured.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) identified the aircraft as a SOCATA TBM-700, a small plane capable of carrying up to six people. The plane had taken off from Des Moines International Airport in Iowa and was en route to Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis when it crashed, just eight miles from its destination.
“We do not yet know how many people were on board,” the FAA stated.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz 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.”
The crash occurred near 108th Avenue North and Noble Avenue, leading to evacuations in the surrounding area.
Saturday’s incident follows a series of recent aviation accidents across the U.S., including a mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter that killed all 67 on board when wreckage fell into the Potomac River.
In recent weeks, a burning jet engine forced American Airlines passengers to escape onto the wing of a plane in Denver, and a fiery crash in Pennsylvania injured five when a plane landed atop parked cars. Last month, a medical jet crash in Philadelphia claimed six lives, including a young girl who had just undergone life-saving surgery.
