The pilot of a small plane was killed after it crashed into a house in a Minneapolis suburb on Saturday afternoon, engulfing the home in flames, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and local officials.
No one in the house was injured after the plane crashed in Brooklyn Park, Minn., Risikat Adesaogun, the city’s communications manager, said.
The authorities at a news conference on Sunday said the person killed was the pilot, who was not publicly identified.
However, in a statement, a spokesman for U.S. Bank said that the plane that crashed was registered to Terry Dolan, the bank’s vice chairman and chief administration officer.
“At this time, the medical examiner’s office has not been able to confirm whether he was on board but we believe he was,” the spokesman said.
Tim Sorensen, an aviation accident investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, said the authorities were still processing the crash site.
“We would like to extend our condolences to the family, friends and members of the community that have been affected by this tragic accident,’’ he said.
The single-engine plane, which the F.A.A. identified as a SOCATA TBM7, seats a maximum of seven people, according to GlobalAir.com.
The home that was hit was a “complete loss” and there was minor damage to nearby homes, Ms. Adesaogun said.
The plane took off from Des Moines International Airport in Iowa and was headed to Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minnesota, the F.A.A. said, when it crashed at 12:20 p.m. in Brooklyn Park, a city of about 82,000 people that is 11 miles north of Minneapolis.
Footage from a Ring security camera appeared to show the plane nose-diving a short distance away. Videos from the scene also showed a large home engulfed in flames.
Johnny Diaz contributed reporting.
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