MN- small plane crashed into a home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, killing all onboard and causing a fire, 29 March 2025

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No survivors onboard after small plane crashed into Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, home

All of the people inside of the house at the time of the crash exited safely.

www.nbcnews.com

''A small plane crashed into a home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon killing all onboard and causing a fire, officials said.

It was not immediately clear how many people were on board, Brooklyn Park fire chief Shawn Conway said at a news conference Saturday. Officials said they are still investigating the cause of the crash.
All of the people inside of the home at the time exited safely, Conway said. It was not clear if they left the home before or after the crash.''

 

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US Bank exec believed to be the victim in Brooklyn Park plane crash

NTSB, during a news conference on Sunday, said investigators believe there was one person inside the plane that crashed into a home in Brooklyn Park Saturday afternoon.

kstp.com

'Audio from an Anoka Air Traffic Control communication warned the pilot twice that the plane was flying too low. The plane later crashed eight miles from its destination.'

March 30, 2025

Couple survives after plane crashes into Brooklyn Park home

On Sunday morning, KARE's Joe McCoy spoke with Mary Butler, who's lived in the house with her husband, Kenneth Tobacman, for around 15 years.

www.kare11.com

''BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — The day after a small plane crashed into a Brooklyn Park home, leaving no survivors onboard the aircraft, the displaced homeowners told KARE 11 they're "taking it one day at a time."
On Sunday morning, KARE's Joe McCoy spoke with Mary Butler, who's lived in the house with her husband, Kenneth Tobacman, for around 15 years. She said she was taking the couple's dog for her morning walk when the crash happened.''

''Butler said her husband was inside the home when the plane came crashing down and was able to escape through the kitchen door. Tobacman reportedly told his wife the door was already gone when he made his escape.''

''While Butler, Tobacman and their dog lived through the ordeal, Butler said their cat did not survive.''

 

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The Independent

Bank says it fears vice chair was killed in plane crash that set house on fire​

U.S. Bank says it fears its vice chair, Terry Dolan, may have been killed after a plane registered to him crashed into a home in Minnesota over the weekend.

 

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The NTSB preliminary report just came up at www.ntsb.gov. Not anything really new other than data that matches the video of a high speed, high descent occuring prior to impact. The pilot was a private pilot (non professional pilot), hours and experience unknown. IF he was low time, that's a fairly sophisticated airplane. Still, high performance plane, single pilot, on instruments in winter weather even with experience, is a high workload. Add in the typical distractions of flying, job, travel, etc, it can be a lot to manage.

They'll be able to tell if the engine was running at the time of impact by the depth of the tree debris in the engine intake. When the tox box results come in, perhaps we'll know more (prescription medications, underlying health condition, etc). Too many variables/unknowns at this point to even guess at causal factor(s).

 

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NTSB report: Plane that crashed into Brooklyn Park home in March suddenly descended rapidly

When the plane was beyond the final approach fix, it suddenly started to descend rapidly.

kstp.com

''At 12:20 p.m., the plane was inbound for the runway approach and began to descend.

About four minutes after Dolan spoke to the controller, the controller contacted him again to give a low-altitude alert, but got no response. Three minutes after that alert, the traffic controller tried again to contact Dolan, and again did not get a response, the report says.

When the plane was beyond the final approach fix, it suddenly started to descend rapidly. Nearby residential doorbell camera footage also showed that the plane’s nose was pointed down, and the aircraft was rotating.

As it went down, the aircraft hit trees and then crashed into the home and started on fire. The main wreckage of the plane was in the basement of the home it destroyed.''