PLANE TRAGEDY US Bank chief Terry Dolan, 63, feared dead after plane smashes into home sparking huge blaze
A US Bank exec is feared to have died after a plane smashed into a home in Minnesota.
Officials at the banking firm believe Terry Dolan, 63, was piloting the aircraft that crashed in Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis, on Saturday
Dramatic Ring doorbell footage, obtained by CNN, captured the moment the plane barreled to the ground.
The impact of the smash sparked a huge house fire and officials confirmed the pilot had died.
Officials didn’t reveal the name of the victim, but officials at US Bank have revealed they believe it was Dolan.
The aircraft, a SOCATA TBM-700, was registered in his name.
Dolan was named as Chief Administration Officer in 2023, according to his bio.
And, he was part of the team responsible for driving growth within the company.
Officials revealed the single-engine plane was heading to Anoka County-Blaine airport in Minneapolis.
But, air traffic control officers at Anoka airport warned the pilot he was flying too low, per the ABC affiliate KSTP-TV.
The aircraft crashed at around 12:20pm – just minutes before it was set to land.
Plane crashes into Minnesota home with house engulfed in flames as firefighters battle huge blaze
It had taken off from Des Moines airport in Iowa just after 11:10am local time.
The plane left Naples in Florida at 7:25am local time before landing in Des Moines around four hours later, according to Flightaware data.
A SOCATA TBM-700 aircraft can carry up to six people.
One person was inside the home when the crash happened. They managed to escape.
But officials have confirmed the home is a total loss.
A woman who lived inside the home was reportedly walking the dog at the time of the incident, as reported by the NBC affiliate KARE-TV.
Neighbors have been left stunned following the horror that unfolded.
“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,” Immaculate Tamunang, a neighbor, told KSTP-TV.
Kelly Bier, another neighbor, was left “shaking” by what had happened, according to the outlet.
Officials at the National Transportation Safety Board estimate that more details will be revealed in 10 to 14 days.
The crash comes just months after 67 people were killed in a collision involving an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter.
The jet and the helicopter crashed as the plane was preparing to land at Reagan national airport in Virginia.
In February, 10 people were killed after a plane disappeared from the radar off the coast of Alaska.
