FAA begins investigation into Eden Prairie plane crash

Preliminary report shows plane crashed as it tried to land at Flying Cloud Airport

March 13, 2023 at 5:36PM
Emergency crews near the site of a plane crash near Flying Cloud Airport and Grace Church Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Eden Prairie, Minn. (Carlos Gonzalez, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have started a probe into what caused a four-passenger plane to crash and catch fire as it tried to land in Eden Prairie on Saturday night.

All three people on board survived the crash but were taken to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.

The Federal Aviation Administration listed one person with serious injuries, and two with minor injuries. Eden Prairie police said none of the injuries were life-threatening.

According to information released Monday by the FAA, the plane, a Socata TB-21, was registered to Derrell R. Kelly of Truman, Minn. It is not clear if Kelly was on board the plane.

The plane was flying from Fairmont, Minn., to Eden Prairie, according to the FAA.

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