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A U.S. Bank executive is believed to have been on the small plane that crashed into a Brooklyn Park home Saturday.

The bank issued a statement Sunday responding to reports that the plane was registered to its vice chair and chief administration officer, Terry Dolan. It says company officials believe Dolan was aboard the aircraft.

“We are aware of reports that the plane that crashed in Brooklyn Park was registered to Terry Dolan, our vice chair and chief administration officer. At this time, we are unable to confirm whether he was on board, but we believe he was,” the statement says. “Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family and friends, and anyone who may have been affected by yesterday’s tragic incident.

“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.”

Brooklyn Park fire officials said there were no survivors on the plane, and they believe only one person was on board the craft. Officials are not yet naming the pilot of the plane.

, Dolan, 63, became the chief administration officer in 2023. He joined the company in 1998. 

Dolan graduated from the University of St. Thomas. He’s served on boards for Catholic Charities, The Minnesota Opera, Artspace, The Minneapolis Foundation, the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, and the Killebrew Thompson Memorial, which raises money for cancer through golf tournaments and other events.

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The small plane was traveling from Iowa to Minnesota when it crashed in a residential area of the Minneapolis suburb, the 

The crash ignited a fire in a home at 10792 Kyle Avenue, but no one was injured and the fire was extinguished in an hour.

At least 1 dead after plane crashes into home in Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park

One of the homeowners told MPR News partner KARE 11 that she and her husband live in the home and that she had left 10 minutes before the crash to walk their dog. Her husband was in the kitchen when the plane hit and was able to make a quick exit, she said. 

The FAA said the single-engine SOCATA TBM7 plane departed from the Des Moines International Airport with a destination of the Anoka County-Blaine Airport, located in another Minneapolis suburb.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators arrived Sunday at the scene of the Brooklyn Park crash site. Tim Sorensen, an aviation accident investigator with the NTSB, said federal investigators are currently documenting the scene of the accident, and the aircraft will be moved to a secure location for further examination.

Sorensen said his team would release a preliminary report in 10 to 14 days, but it would take longer to share the cause of the crash.

Fire officials for Brooklyn Park said Sunday that power to houses in the neighborhood has been restored.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A small plane traveling from Iowa to Minnesota crashed Saturday in a residential area of a Minneapolis suburb, the Federal Aviation Administration said. U.S. Bank officials believe an executive, Terry Dolan, was aboard the aircraft when it crashed, but authorities have not yet named the person on board.

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