On Saturday morning, residents in Brooklyn Park were startled when a Beechcraft single-engine plane was seen crashing into the ground and then bursting into flames in seconds. Family members confirmed to our sister station,

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Dr. Joseph Cass, a retired doctor who worked at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, died on Saturday in Brooklyn Park. A close friend of Cass told KTTC Cass is believed to be the pilot during the flight. However, local authorities have not confirmed that at this time.

A federal investigation is underway after a small plane crashed into a residential area near Southbrook Park in Brooklyn Park late Saturday morning, leaving two people dead.

"Do you have info on this?” another pilot could be heard asking in audio of the interaction

The National Transportation Safety Board says “extensive corrosion… consistent with exposure to a saltwater environment” caused both engines of a Bombardier Challenger 600 charter jet to stop working at virtually the same time,