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.
He was the vice chair and chief administration officer at the company and had been an employee at US Bank since 1998.
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.
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.
Immaculate Tamunang, a neighbor, shared her concerns, saying, “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,” in an interview with 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.
Recent ‘cluster’ of plane crashes
A number of recent plane crashes in the US have left Americans terrified of traveling by air.
However, aviation expert and attorney Jason Matzus told The U.S. Sun the crashes can be attributed to “random clustering.”
An expert named Matzus explained that while the recent string of tragic events may seem alarming, the most probable cause is ‘random clustering.’ This phenomenon occurs when multiple crashes happen in a short timeframe, distorting our perception and making it appear as though there is a surge in plane accidents.
“When in reality these crashes, despite being so close together, are merely coincidental and not caused by a systemic safety issue.”
The short period Matzus is referring to is just a matter of three weeks. The recent aviation mishaps include:
January 29 – A military helicopter and American Airlines plane collided at the Washington DC airport and killed 67 people
January 31 – An air ambulance carrying a six-year-old girl and her mom crashed onto a street in Philadelphia, killing seven people in total
February 5 – A Japan Airlines flight hit a parked Delta plane at Seattle SeaTac Airport and no one was injured
February 6 – A small commuter plane on its way to Nome, Alaska, crashed and killed all 10 people on board
February 10 – Motley Crue singer Vince Neil’s private jet collided into another plane, killing the pilot and injuring four others
February 17 – A Delta plane crashed onto the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport, miraculously killing no one but injuring 21
February 19 – Two planes collided at Marana Airport in Arizona, killing two people
On February 24, passengers aboard a Delta Airlines flight experienced a frightening ordeal when smoke filled the cabin. The incident necessitated an emergency landing in Atlanta, prompting the evacuation of passengers through an emergency slide.
March 9 – A Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft crashed into a retirement village parking lot in Manheim, Pennsylvania.
March 13 – An American Airlines’ jet engine erupted into flames at the Denver airport, forcing passengers to escape onto the plane’s wing.
