UPDATE 4:15pm Monday
The Naples Airport Authority released this clarification on the crash on Monday:
"CLARIFICATION: Statement on March 29 incident in Minnesota involving flight that originated in Naples
After initial reports of a fatal weekend crash in Minnesota involving a flight that originated in Naples, Florida, the Naples Airport Authority has since learned that the aircraft’s owner leased space as Aras, LLC. The owner’s involved aircraft was registered to DGW Enterprises.
The incident remains under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board. All inquiries on the status of the investigation should be directed to the NTSB.
Airport records show the plane arrived in Naples on March 22 and departed on Saturday, March 29. The plane then stopped at Des Moines International Airport en route to the Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis"
Original Story:
A fatal plane crash in Minnesota left no survivors after taking off from Naples, the Federal Aviation Administration reports, after a stop in Iowa.
FlightAware lists Flight N721MBas having taken off from Naples, FL around 7:25 in the morning on Saturday. Four hours later, it did land at Des Moines International Airport in Iowa. It then took off for Anoka County-Blaine Airport, but crashed in Minnesota around 12:30 pm in a residential area of Brooklyn Park.
FOX Newsreports the crash caused a home to go up into flames.
The plane was a Socata TBM-700, which is a single-turboprop, according to FlightAware.
FOX 4 is working to learn how many people were on board.
The Naples Airport shared on Facebook, "Our hearts go out to the families affected by this tragic accident."
They confirm the plane’s owner was not a tenant of Naples Airport. They add, unlike commercial flights that have a manifest with names of the crew and passengers, private airplane travel does not have the same requirements.
Monday, US Bank confirmed to Fox 4 that they believe their vice chair, Terry Dolan, owned the plane. The medical examiner's office has not been able to confirm whether he was on board, but US Bank believes he was.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family and friends, and anyone who may have been affected by yesterday’s tragic incident," the bank said. "We are grateful that there were not any injuries to residents of the home that was impacted by the crash, and we thank all the first responders who have provided service.”
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the cause.
NTSB investigators are expected to arrive tomorrow. Once on site, the investigators will begin the process of documenting the scene and examining the aircraft. The aircraft will then be recovered to a secure facility for further evaluation.
