A small aircraft traveling from Iowa to Minnesota crashed into a home in a Minneapolis suburb early Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
The incident happened around 12:20 p.m. Central Time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The single-engine turboprop aircraft, a SOCATA TBM7, was flying from Des Moines International Airport and headed to Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis when it crashed in a residential area of Brooklyn Park, the agency said.
Brooklyn Park Fire Department members were dispatched to the area at 12:22 for reports of an “aircraft incident,” Fire Chief Shawn Conway said at a press conference Saturday afternoon.
“On arrival, there was a large column of smoke, which our incident commander upgraded to a house fire,” Conway said.
Dramatic footage shot by a witness shows a home engulfed in flames with thick black smoke rising into the air.
Even though the house was “fully involved” in flames, firefighters initially saw no sign of an aircraft “in or around the area.”
Crews only spotted airplane debris after cleaning up the area.
All of the home’s residents are safe, Conway said. However, he added of the plane, “We do not believe [there were] any survivors.”
The FAA said it was unclear how many people were on board.
The incident is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board, an independent agency charged with investigating U.S. civil aviation accidents.
